Charter now offers a free mobile line for one year to home internet customers losing their Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) benefit.

Mediacom Xtreme Connect is available to households enrolled in the SNAP and Medicaid programs, as well as others.

The proposed ACP funding was in an amendment to a bill re-authorizing the FAA. But the bill passed the Senate without amendments.

For customers losing ACP, Cox recommends several other plans, including one costing $9.95 per month. UScellular will offer a $12 discount.

Some providers will continue to offer low-cost plans, but without the $30-a-month ACP benefit, those offerings will no longer be free.

The ACP May benefit will be less than half of the usual $30 as the program is set to run out of funding. The tribal benefit will be $35.
