Three More Broadband Providers Announce ACP Alternatives

Breezeline, LICT Corporation, and Longmont Power & Communications are the latest broadband providers to offer an alternative to the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which offered a $30 per month discount on internet service to low-income households and was terminated in May. The new programs from these companies offer discounted service to low-income households that were on the ACP and in two cases offer the lower-cost service to new households that meet the income eligibility requirements. Though each company’s discount offering is slightly different—both in the amount of the discount and which subscribers are eligible—they are part of a growing trend in the broadband industry to replace the ACP with new programs for qualifying subscribers. The resulting service prices are comparable to or more generous than other ACP replacement programs offered by other broadband providers.