SOCIAL SERVICES

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) program to help low-income households pay for internet
service and connected devices.

Eligible households may receive:

– Up to $30/month discount on internet services
– Up to $75/month discount if the household is on qualifying Tribal
lands.
– A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, table, or desktop
computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50).

Eligible households can enroll in the ACP through an approved provider or
by visiting one of two simple and easy-to-use websites: ACPBenefit.org or
GetInternet.gov.

To help spread the word the FCC has developed a toolkit (ACP Consumer
Outreach Toolkit | Federal Communications Commission (fcc.gov)
https://www.fcc.gov/acp-consumer-outreach-toolkit> with flyers, social
media content, ACP application materials and more.

*Please use this material to upload the ACP information to our DSS webpage
and the Lenoir County Webpage at the request of the County Manager. Please
use both English and Spanish versions.*

Households with income at or below 200% of the poverty level are eligible
for the subsidy. Some households are automatically eligible for ACP,
without the need to prove their income, if at least one member of the
household is receiving benefits from certain federal programs, including
Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS).

Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per
household. Not all participating internet service providers offer device
discounts.