In a study of subscribers who are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and/or Cox’s Connect2Compete (C2C) program, about half have home internet for the first time and 70% credit home Internet for finding a new or a better…
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Broadband Subsidy Success: Adoption Up Sharply in Poorest U.S. Cities
The poorest U.S. cities saw substantial increases in the percentage of homes with broadband service between 2019 and 2021, according to a new report published by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. The report attributes the increases to broadband…
Your Home, Your Internet NOFO Released: $10M in Grants to Support ACP
The FCC has released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Your Home, Your Internet and ACP Navigator programs. Applications are due by January 9, 2023. Each program has a budget of $5 million for grants aimed at promoting…
FCC Unveils Grant Programs to Promote ACP
The FCC has created four complementary grant programs to promote the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) across the country. The regulator is seeking to “enlist trusted community messengers” who would “develop innovative outreach strategies designed to target historically unserved and underserved…
FCC Makes Eligibility Checks of ACP, Lifeline Easier for Vets
The FCC has linked the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and Lifeline program with the Veterans Benefits Administration in order to make it easier for the eligibility of veterans to be verified. The Veterans Benefits Administration is part of the U.S….
FCC Offers More Info on ACP Your Home, Your Internet Pilot
The FCC released additional information on the ACP Your Home, Your Internet Pilot and the ACP Navigator Pilot. The commission said it will release a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and begin accepting applications for the programs next month. The…
NTIA Study: Three in Four Households Without Home Internet Would Not Pay for It
Three in four households without home internet would not pay for it or would only use it if it were free, according to a study conducted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). About 24 million U.S. households do…
ACP Households Can Now Get Verizon Fixed Wireless for Free
The Verizon Forward program is expanding to offer select 5G Home and LTE Home Internet fixed wireless services for free through the Verizon Forward program. Verizon Forward is part of Citizen Verizon, the avenue through which the carrier participates in…
OVBI: ACP Households Use More Broadband Than Average
Households participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) are using more broadband in comparison with the broader population of homes, according to OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI). The ACP was launched by the FCC in January. It provides eligible households monthly…
ACP Fraud: Over 1,000 Households Used the Same Four-Year Old Child to Enroll
Over 1,000 Oklahoma households fraudulently claimed the same four-year-old child who receives Medicaid benefits as a benefit qualifying person (BQP) in order to enroll in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a memo released late last week from the…
FCC Inspector General Issues Advisory Regarding ACP Enrollment Fraud
WASHINGTON, September 8, 2022 – In an Advisory issued today, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Federal Communications Commission warned that some Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) providers and their agents are making fraudulent program enrollments by using the…
FCC Your Home, Your Internet and ACP Outreach Get the Go-Ahead
The FCC approved plans today for outreach programs aimed at increasing awareness and signups for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which pays up to $30 monthly toward the cost of internet connectivity for low-income households. One of the programs is…
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