Guess I'll Be Going Offline Indefinitely...

[CrankyMa]

111. Are there any other providers in your area? Check here:

The Affordable Connectivity Program ended June first because Congress did not renew the program. https://www.fcc.gov/acp

Please read the "Fact Sheet" to see if you have any benefits left with your provider. There are some cases where you could keep your provider at your old rate for a while longer although I suspect this may not be the case for you 2naSalit since you said your bill had been going up monthly. efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/ACP-Fact-Sheet-Post-ACP-Ending.pdf

Here is the FCC National Broadband map. https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home

If you put in your address, it should show you most of the fixed broadband providers in your area. The list is updated twice a year so sometimes a provider will be available and not on the list or drop off the list before an update.

From there, you can look to see who, if any, has a special offer for new users or a better rate, of course provided you have options to choose from.

Cell companies are supposed to include their claimed 4G/5G home broadband offerings on the map as well. I know you said you didn't want to use a cell phone but others might so I'll add that if you look on the top right of the page it says "Mobile Broadband". Click on that and the page will show 3G, 4G, and 5G providers at your location. Verizon and T*Mobile limit the number of home internet customers they allow per tower and those slots open and close as customers come and go so if that is something you want but it isn't available today, try again later.

Using "Location Summary" in the upper left corner and zooming in will show areas with and without coverage in high detail- right down to individual houses on rural roads.

Finally, do a search here at WISPA, or Wireless Internet Service Providers Association: https://members.wispa.org/members/directory/search_bootstrap.php?org_id=WISP

WISPA describe themselves as "small, innovative entrepreneurs" who "got started because a nearby incumbent provider either did not, or could not, extend their network to reach prospective unserved customers, or deemed the costs to extend unjustified. For those who find themselves on the wrong side of that termination point, or in a hard-to-reach area of the country, WISPs rise to the challenge. Roughly 9,000,000 Americans now receive internet service from WISPs who use their entrepreneurial spirit, get-it-done work ethic, and innate agility to deliver the right tool for the right job no matter where it is."

You can learn more about WISPA, what they do and why, here: https://www.wispa.org/about-us/

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles and good luck!