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Affordable Connectivity Program

The White House is requesting additional funds to strengthen the Affordable Connectivity Program program by extending free and discounted high-speed internet for eligible households through December 2024. Lowering costs – including internet costs – for American families is a key part of the President’s Bidenomics agenda.

In the wake of the Biden Administration’s request for a $6 billion extension of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), some in Congress question the program’s true impact on bringing broadband access to new users

Elected officials at the local and federal level are urging Congress to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which offers discounted broadband service to low-income households, providing access to healthcare, education and employment.

The US federal government is on the cusp of making its largest investment in broadband in history, through the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.

The Biden administration on Wednesday submitted a formal request to Congress for nearly $56 billion in supplemental funding for domestic priorities, including $6 billion for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and $3.1 billion for the FCC's "rip-and-replace" program.

This week, we saw fierce budgetary debates in the halls of Congress. Thankfully, a government shutdown was averted, but there is an additional underreported threat looming if Congress doesn’t act soon: 21.5 million households in the U.S. could lose access to an affordable internet.