ConnectLA Urges Louisiana's Federal Representatives to Support Additional ACP Funding

It is critical that we address a pending issue that could negatively affect our efforts toward eliminating the digital divide. Funding for the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program will expire in the summer of 2024 unless it is reauthorized. Granting access to high-speed internet without addressing affordability will prevent hundreds of thousands of Louisianians from maximizing the effects of this service on their lives. Thus, reauthorization of ACP funding is a crucial step toward eliminating the digital divide. We strongly encourage you to support this worthwhile goal. In every parish in the state, Louisianians have already felt the positive effects of this program. More than 479,000 households, as of July 25, have received immediate relief from the ACP. About 52% of eligible recipients in Louisiana receiving benefits, while exceeding the national average of 37%.