No Home Left Offline: Accelerating Affordable Connectivity Program Adoption

EducationSuperHighway released its second No Home Left Offline report on the action needed to accelerate Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) adoption. Key report highlights include:

• 51.6 million U.S. households are eligible for the ACP, yet only 13 million households (25% of those eligible) have enrolled.
• The ACP has the potential to connect 17.7 million households that are ACP-eligible and unconnected. 
• The ACP enrollment process is a significant challenge for eligible households using the National Verifier.
• Cities in every state are proving that we can do dramatically better.
• 74% of ACP-eligible households are covered by an ISP offering a “free with ACP” plan (i.e., high-speed internet plans for no more than $30 per month).
• Two-thirds of eligible households are already beneficiaries of one or more government benefit programs that automatically qualify them for the ACP, giving states a targeted channel to raise ACP awareness and help participants enroll.