Ten Things About ACP that Ted Cruz Cares About—And Ten Answers that Could Help Reshape How We Think About the Program

On May 2, 2024, New Street Research Policy Advisor and Brookings Nonresident Senior Fellow Blair Levin testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband at a hearing entitled The Future of Broadband Affordability. In addition to his testimony and answers delivered during a Q&A with senators on the panel, Levin recently submitted written responses to a number of questions from the subcommittee. Below and in the forthcoming series of articles, we share both the questions from Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), the Ranking Member of the full Senate Commerce Committee, and Levin's answers. The first question addresses mobile-only households.