--- title: Affordable Connectivity Program promises quality internet for all description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Frank Mathews of the CWA District 4 joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/featured%20images/AWF-blog-image-CWA-DC4-Red.jpg --- Season 3, Episode 135 # Affordable Connectivity Program promises quality internet for all [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) July 12, 2022 [Local Union](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/local-union) [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [Communications Workers of America](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/communications-workers-of-america) [Government Affairs and Policy](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/government-affairs-and-policy) ![AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_cwa](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_cwa.png?width=400&name=AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_cwa.png)   Guest Name: --- Frank Mathews Guest Website: --- [cwad4.org](https://cwad4.org/) Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/cwad4) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/d4cwa) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYB99ak2xZk2zS5j1nuKlFw) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cwaunion) Supportive Documents: --- [Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 4](https://cwad4.org/) Administrative Director Frank Mathews joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the [Affordable Connectivity Program](https://www.fcc.gov/acp), which is intended to provide Americans with affordable internet service.  Funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the program provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Those eligible include anyone whose income is 200 percent or below Federal Poverty Guidelines qualifies, which means essentially any household making $60,000 or less. He urged listeners who may qualify to apply for the program at [ACPbenefit.org](https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/). He also discussed various options for broadband internet such as DSL, cellular, cable modems and fiber optic cable and compared the advantages and disadvantages of each.  Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics. --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. 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