Affordable Connectivity Program Recertification

Recertification is an annual requirement for Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) subscribers. Service providers with Federal Communications Commission-approved alternative verification processes or that use a school-based eligibility verification process for the national school lunch or breakfast program must conduct recertification for those subscribers. For all other ACP subscribers, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) conducts recertification to ensure that ACP subscribers are still eligible for the benefit. Subscribers who participate in Lifeline and ACP that pass the USAC-conducted Lifeline recertification process will not need to undergo a separate ACP recertification process. Starting in June 2023, and over the course of the next few months, USAC will initiate automated eligibility database checks to verify the eligibility of ACP subscribers due for recertification in 2023. Subscribers who pass the automated check will complete the 2023 recertification requirement and will not need to take any further action to confirm their continued eligibility now or later this year. Subscribers who fail the automated check will be required to recertify their continued eligibility. USAC will conduct outreach to those subscribers. Each subscriber will have a 60-day window to recertify.