The Affordable Connectivity Program (the ACP) is a federal benefit program designed to help low-income household connect to the Internet The benefit provides a discount up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Households may be eligible if the household income is up to 200% of the federal poverty guidelines or a member of the household meets one of the following criteria:
- Participates in certain government assistance programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, WIC or Lifeline.
- Participates in Tribal specific programs, such as Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal TANF, or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations;
- Participates in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or
- Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income internet program.
The ACP benefit is non-transferrable and limited to one monthly service discount per household.
The ACP is a federal government benefit program operated by the FCC and, if it ends, or when a household is no longer eligible, customers will be subject to Mediacom’s regular rates, terms and conditions.
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