These are a variety of resources centered on the Affordable Connectivity Program.
References
- 2019 Total Covered Populations Under the Digital Equity Act (PDF)
- U.S. Census
- Affordable Connectivity Program
- What is the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)? The ACP is a federal program to help eligible households pay for internet service. The ACP provides eligible households a discount of up to $30 per month off their internet bills for households not located on qualifying Tribal lands and up to $75 per month for households […] Department of Education. 5/16/2023
- Affordable Connectivity Program
- The Affordable Connectivity Program is a long-term, $14 billion program to help ensure we can afford the internet connections we need for work, school, health care and more. Eligible households can receive a monthly discount of up to $30 per month on their internet service bill and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. 5/16/2023
- Affordable Connectivity Program
- National Digital Inclusion Alliance. 5/16/2023
- Affordable Connectivity Program | Internet for All – NTIA
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 5/16/2023
- Broadband Benefit Programs are Helping to Close the Digital Divide Four Lessons for Policymakers.
- John B Horrigan. Benton Foundation. 11/20/2022
- Broadband for all: The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
benefits households across party lines - USC Annenberg Research Network on International Communication. 7/11/2023.
- Community Eligibility Provision Status of School Districts and Schools by State
- Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Service. 4/11/2023
- Estimating participation in the Affordable Connectivity Program
(ACP) - USC Annenberg Research Network on International Communication. 7/18/2023.
Tools
- ACP
- Universal Service Administrative Company. 5/16/2023
- ACP Data
- Explore Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) enrollment by state and city. Find tools and resources to accelerate awareness and adoption. EducationSuperHighway. 5/16/2023,
- ACP Enrollment Assistant
- Find out if you qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), what documents you need, and how to connect to plans that are free with the ACP. EducationSuperHighway. 8/3/2023
- ACP Tool
- The Benton Foundation’s goal is to bring open, affordable, high-capacity broadband to all people in the U.S. to ensure a thriving democracy. 5/16/2023
- ACP-Campaign-Tracker-One-Pager (PDF)
- Affordableconnectivity.gov. 5/16/2023
- ACP Enrollment Visualization
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families. 5/16/2023
- Affordable Connectivity Program – National Verifier
- DigitalInclusion.org. 5/16/2023
- Companies Near Me
- Universal Service Administrative Company. 8/3/2023
- How to Apply
- Universal Service Administrative Company. 5/16/2023.
- Learn ACP
- LearnACP will equip you to support households to enroll in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and sign up for a home internet plan. EducationSuperHighway. 5/10/2023.
- No Home Left Offline
- Explore Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) enrollment by state and city. Find tools and resources to accelerate awareness and adoption. EducationSuperHighway. 10/12/2023.
Articles
- A look at the Affordable Connectivity Program’s inaugural year through interactive dashboards
- The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is the most ambitious federal initiative put into place to bridge the broadband connectivity gap for low-income Americans. The ACP launched in January 2022, serving almost 10 million households that were transitioned from the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB). By the end of 2022, it had enrolled another 5.4 million households for a total of about 15.4 million subscribers in December 2022. Using data from the ACS 2021 1-year estimates, our estimation is that about 55.3 million households are eligible for ACP[1]. This represents a nationwide uptake rate of approximately 28% and, as Figure 1 shows, the rate of growth in new enrollments has slowed down considerably. USC Annenberg Research Network on International Communication. 4/11/2023
- FCC Outreach Grants: Reaching the Non-Enrolled
- USC Annenberg Research Network on International Communication. 5/15/2023.
- Funding for ACP Outreach Is Almost Here
- Tsion Tesfaye. National Digital Inclusion Alliance. 9/23/2022.
- More than Just a Coupon: The ACP Could Promote Infrastructure Investment in Low-Income and Rural Communities
- Community Networks – Institute for Local Self Reliance. 7/26/2023.
- The Affordable Connectivity Program Can Help SSI Recipients Get Internet Access
- Internet access is now necessary for work, school, healthcare, and more. However, for many households, it remains unaffordable. The Federal Communications Commission wants everyone to access… Social Security Administration. 5/16/2023.