FCC Releases its 2021 Annual Performance Report

The Federal Communications Commission has released its Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The report details the FCC's efforts in 2021 under four main goals: closing the digital divide, promoting innovation, protecting consumers and public safety, and reforming the FCC's processes. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel highlights the FCC's actions over the course of 2021, stating, "During FY 2021, the Commission mounted an extraordinary response to a historic crisis. The FCC worked on a bipartisan basis to set up the Nation’s largest-ever broadband affordability program, the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBBP), which helped millions of households afford internet access during the pandemic before its completion on December 31, 2021. The FCC has now launched the Affordable Connectivity Program, the $14.2 billion successor program to EBBP, and has already surpassed 10 million households enrolled." Rosenworcel continues, "In addition, the Commission launched the Emergency Connectivity Fund, the first nationwide effort to close the Homework Gap so no child is left offline. Through this program, school-aged children have access to over 8.9 million connected devices that will help them keep up with their schoolwork and develop the skills they need for success in the digital age. Furthermore, over the past year, the Commission has made historic investments in telehealth technology across the country and healthcare centers nationwide that are receiving much-needed funding support to assist with efforts to expand telehealth."