How To Sign Up For Cheaper Internet (Affordable Connectivity Program)

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The U.S. government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) aims to help low-income households access internet connections with monthly credits, and there are three ways to sign up. Those who qualify for the assistance program will get a $30 credit per month toward the bill charged by their Internet Service Provider (ISP), while households that fall under the Tribal lands quota will get assistance worth $75. Building upon the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, the ACP also introduces new eligibility criteria and easier ways to access the benefits.

The ACP initiative is for households with an annual income that falls below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. As per the updated HHS Poverty Guidelines that went into effect on January 12, 2022, a household with a single person earning below $13,590 falls below the poverty baseline in 48 states. It is set at $18,310 for a household with two individuals, at $23,030 for a three-person home, and goes all the way up to $46,630 for a household with eight members. For each new member beyond that number, a sum of $4,720 is added. The poverty guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii have been set at a slightly higher mark.

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Following the EBB’s transition into ACP, the eligibility criteria have widened. Aside from a below-poverty line income, households that already avail government assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA), Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit, and Federal Pell Grant recipients are also eligible. Beneficiaries of FCC’s