OBVI Finds Affordable Connectivity Participants are Heavy Broadband Users

Broadband usage patterns of participants in the Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) are significantly exceeding those of the broader connected population, according to initial results contained in the second quarter 2022 OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. Data from several thousand ACP households during 2Q22 has revealed the following:

• ACP participants’ average usage of 654 GB per month is 33.3 percent higher than the average of 490.7 GB for all subscribers.
• ACP participants’ median usage of 499.3 GB per month is almost 60 percent higher than the median of 313.9 GB per month for all subscribers.
• ACP participants are 36 percent more likely to be power users of 1 TB or more, and 52 percent more likely to be super-power users of 2 TB or more.