Currently, about one-third of American households do not have high-speed Internet access at home. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), today, is reportedly to announce commitments from private providers in the U.S. to supply high-speed internet access for $9.99 a month to a subset of low-income households.

U.S. government estimates, there are about 100 million people in the U.S. do not have high-speed Internet access at home. And there are two possible groups of people—and causalities of why the “broadband gap” is exist, according to a NYT’s headline: First, some of those homes simply do not have access to service. Second, most do have access to service but choose not to receive it—“for reasons involving cost and perceived relevance to their lives.”

To address the first possibility, along with the low cost internet broadband, a technology company will supply refurbished computers for low-income households for $150; Microsoft will provide software; and Morgan Stanley will help develop a microcredit program so that families can pay for those computers,” the headline reads. And to address the second point, job Web sites and education companies will offer content that will, in theory, make online access more valuable—so that internet become more relevance to the group.

Eligibility, however, will be limited to those households that have a child enrolled in the national school lunch program and that are not current or recent broadband subscribers. For those households, the $9.99 monthly price will apply only for a two-year period.

The F.C.C. told NYT, the initiative would begin in the spring and reach all parts of the country in September 2012.