The Biden administration announced Monday it’s launching a nationwide program for high-speed Internet at a discounted cost.
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) comes as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law President Joe Biden signed last year, with $14.2 billion of the bill’s $1.2 trillion set aside for the program.
The plan will “ensure the most efficient use of those public dollars and deliver maximum cost savings to families,” according to a White House statement.
Under the plan, 20 leading Internet providers have agreed to offer plans of at least 100 megabits per second for no more than $30 a month to qualifying households.
Internet purchasers must be at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level or participating in any of a list of federal aid programs like SNAP or Medicaid to qualify. This accounts for 48 million households, according to a White House fact sheet.
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