FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel's Letter to Congress re: ACP
From the FCC:
Media Contact: Paloma Perez Paloma, Perez@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
CHAIRWOMAN ROSENWORCEL ALERTS CONGRESS OF FINAL MONTH OF FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM
In a Final Letter to Congress, Rosenworcel Warns of the Nationwide Impact of the ACP’s Official Wind Down at the End of May Absent Additional Funding -- WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024—In a final letter to congressional leaders, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel again stressed the urgency of providing additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before funding is officially exhausted by the end of May, and participating households can no longer receive any ACP benefit. The FCC had already announced that April would be the last month households could receive an applicable $30 discount, and in May some households could continue to receive an up-to-$14 discount if their provider opted into offering a partial discount during the final month of the program. Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s letter again highlighted that the end of the ACP would have broad consequences nationwide, and how its end could impact other broadband deployment efforts that the federal government has heavily invested in, like the Commerce Department’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.