Rep Gallego Introduces Bill to Extend, Improve the Affordable Connectivity Program

Rep Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the Saving Americans' Valuable Earnings on the National Affordable Connectivity Program (SAVE on ACP) Act to strengthen the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), complete the equipment removal of China-based companies Huawei and ZTE, and allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reauction certain spectrum licenses to create more responsive networks for consumers. Rep Gallego's SAVE on ACP Act would:

• Provide $6 billion for the ACP and modernize eligibility and verification to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.
• Provide an additional $3.08 billion to the "rip and replace program" in the Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019.
• Require the FCC to reauction certain spectrum licenses for unassigned spectrum that the FCC has previously auctioned.