As FCC Freezes ACP Enrollment, Benton Institute Asks Congress to Act

Today, the doors are closing on the most successful broadband affordability program in U.S. history—the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)—despite the ACP’s overwhelming support from voters, advocates, industry, state officials, and Members of Congress. The ACP was created so that financial hardship would never be a barrier to internet access. If you lost your job one day, the ACP meant you could still look for work the next. No distance could keep you from your doctor, your teacher, or your loved ones. The ACP was a guarantee that opportunity would be available to people across the U.S no matter what. Today, that guarantee is void. The ACP has closed its doors. Congress may yet reopen them, but until it does, struggling Americans will be forced to choose between essentials like food, medicine, and internet service. Without the ACP, many can’t afford all three. Fund the ACP ASAP.