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Who Is Eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program?

A household is eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program if the

household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines,

or if a member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below

Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income internet program;
Participates in one of these assistance programs:
- The National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
- SNAP
- Medicaid
- Federal Public Housing Assistance
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- WIC
- Veterans Pension or Survivor Benefits
- or Lifeline;
Participates in one of these assistance programs and lives on Qualifying Tribal lands:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Tribal TANF
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
- Tribal Head Start (income based)

How Does the ACP Protect Consumers?

FCC rules protect Affordable Connectivity

Program recipients by:

Empowering consumers to choose the service plan that best meets their needs (including a plan they may already be on);
Ensuring consumers have access to supported broadband services regardless of their credit status;
Prohibiting providers from excluding consumers with past due balances or prior debt from enrolling in the program;
Preventing consumers from being forced into more expensive or lower quality plans in order to receive the ACP;
Ensuring that consumers are not liable for early termination fees;
Reducing the potential for bill shock or other financial harms;
Allowing ACP recipients to switch providers or broadband service offerings; and
Providing a dedicated FCC process for ACP complaints.

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