BPL Home Internet Access Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is winding down!
What's Happening?
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) established by Congress in 2021 was developed and implemented by the FCC and is expected to end by April 2024 unless Congress approves further funding for the program. This date is an estimate and is expected to change. Furthermore, the FCC has taken steps to wind down the ACP, which means:
No new ACP enrollements after February 7, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.
Households that enrolled before February 7, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET will continue to get the ACP discount until the funding for the program runs out and as long as the household remains enrolled and elligble.
When the ACP funding runs out elligble households will no longer receive the ACP benefit.
What to expect?
All households enrolled in the ACP program will recieve the benefit on their internet service until April 2024. This is however an estimate and could change.
If you're a household who doesn't have the ACP benefit but wishes to receive it. You will need to apply and submit an application by February 7th 2024 11:59 PM ET. The earlier you sign up the more time you can allow your application to be approved and the elligble household can contact an internet service provider and sign up in order to set an installation date as soon as possible.
During this wind-down period, ACP households will recieve a notice from their internet service provider about the effects of the wind-down on their service and internet bill. These will include:
- ACP is coming to an end.
- Changes on their bill.
- Date of the last bill they will obtain the ACP benefit.
- And, that you may change your service or opt-out of continuing services after the ACP ends.
ACP households will also recieve notices from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), the adminstrator of ACP.
ACP households may change their service without any penalty.
Get Help from a BPL Digital Navigator
Need help with the application? To schedule an appointment don't hesitate to contact us at our hotline 718.230.2297 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10am-5pm, or email us anytime at digitalnavigator@bklynlibrary.org.
BPL's Home Internet Access Program is generously made possible with support from The New York Community Trust, The JPB Foundation, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Altman Foundation, FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds and RWJF Special Contributions Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation.
