Survey hightlights impact of ACP

The FCC has released the results of a survey of ACP recipients, and the data clearly shows the impact that the Affordable Connectivity Program has had.

Among key statistics in the survey report:

• More than three-quarters (77%) of the survey respondents say losing their ACP benefit would disrupt their service by making them change their plan or drop internet service entirely.
• About half of survey respondents (47%) reported having either no internet service or relying solely on mobile internet service prior to receiving their ACP benefit. The same is true for rural respondents (53%)
  
• ​Over two-thirds of survey respondents (68%) reported they had inconsistent internet service or no internet service at all prior to ACP. The majority of this group cited affordability as the reason for having inconsistent or no service (80%)
  

Clearly the sunset of the ACP will hit rural Americans and low-income Americans hard. While bill in Congress would restore funding for ACP through the end of the year, there has been little action on this legislation. ACP enrollment stopped in February and the last full month of the ACP subsidy is expected to be April.

CLICK HERE for a PDF of the FCC's Fact Sheet on the ACP survey.