Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Program
A Federal Communications (FCC) program that provides sustained discounts on monthly internet bills for qualifying households (formally the Emergency Broadband Benefit program).
If your household is eligible, you can receive:
Up to $30 a month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals
Up to a $75/month discount if your household is in a “high-cost” area or on qualifying Tribal lands
A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computers
with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50
Do You Qualify? Yes, if:
Someone in your household participates in ONE of these government benefit programs:
- FCC’s Lifeline Program
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Medicaid
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
- Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program
- Received a Federal Pell Grant in the current award year
Or
Your household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines
Federal poverty guidelines chart
Three Ways to Apply
1. Apply Online
Fill out the online application at acpbenefit.org
2. Apply By Mail
Download and print an application. Applications in English and Spanish. Application instructions.
3. Apply Through a Company
Find a participating broadband provider
Participating Durham Providers
Providers marked with an * offer connected devices (laptop, desktop, ortablet), in addition to internet service discounts.
- Access Wireless (mobile)
- AT&T (fixed/mobile)
- Boost Mobile (mobile)
- Charter-Spectrum (fixed/mobile)
- Frontier (fixed)
- *Gen Mobile (mobile)
- Good2go Mobile (mobile)
- *human-I-T (mobile)
- Metro by T-Mobile (mobile)
- *PCs for People (mobile)
- *QLink Wireless (mobile)
- *Selectel Wireless (mobile)
- *T-Mobile (fixed/mobile)
- *TracFone Wireless (mobile)
- *TruConnect (mobile)
- U.S. Cellular (mobile)
- Verizon (fixed/mobile)
Learn More
ACP support center: 877-384-2575
9 am – 9 pm ET, 7 days a week