Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says that it will be forced to sunset its internet subsidy for low-income families‚ known as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)‚ in May if it doesn’t receive additional funding. The program is currently only funded through April this year‚ despite a White House push for a $6 billion extension. CNN reports that today‚ a bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the House and Senate plan to submit a bill requesting its extension. The extension bill‚ reportedly called the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act‚ will be introduced in Congress tomorrow to provide a $7 billion extension for the program. But the bill will have to overcome objections from Republicans in the House and Senate... Continue reading…