If a website claims to offer ACP benefits or asks for personal details for ACP enrollment, report it at the FCC's Consumer Complaint Center: fcc.gov/complaints. If you shared personal details like ...

The FCC described the duplicate requests as follows: First, from at least May 2021 through December 2023, AT&T sought and received EBB or ACP funding for subscribers that were improperly enrolled ...

The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps households afford and access the broadband internet connectivity they need for work, school, healthcare and more essential ...

The winding down of the program included efforts by the FCC to encourage providers to developer low-income programs of their own as well as training and resources for state public utility commissions ...

The 2.5-year-old ACP provided eligible low-income Americans with a monthly credit off their internet bills, worth up to $30 per month and as much as $75 per month for households on tribal lands.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it will end the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) on June 1, 2024 due to a lack of additional Congressional funding.

In November 2023 the FCC chairwoman testified before Congress, saying the funds for the program were set to run out by April 2024. ACP is winding down and is expected to run out of funds on June 1.

Despite the FCC proudly stating that more than 23 million households take part in ACP, the FCC’s current chair has testified under oath that between 78 and 84 percent of ACP subsidy recipients ...

FCC surveys have found that around 80% of ACP recipients already had broadband before the subsidy. He adds: The FCC has also tried to study the effect of losing ACP on internet service.

Meanwhile, consumers who qualified for the ACP benefit may be eligible for the FCC's Lifeline program, where those who qualify can get up to $9.25 off the cost of phone, internet or bundled phone ...