Helping kids and families get free, high-speed internet this Back to School season
DEAR PARENT: Visit GetInternet.gov today to check your family’s eligibility for $30 off your monthly internet bill and to sign up to save!
High-speed internet is a necessity – especially for students. That’s why the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to lower internet costs. ACP provides:
- Up to $30/month off your household’s internet bills (or $75/month on Tribal lands), and
- A one-time $100 discount off a laptop, tablet, or computer.
Many internet service providers across the country offer high-speed internet plans that are fully covered by ACP – so millions of families can now get high-speed internet without paying a dime.
Is my family eligible to save on our internet bill?
Tens of millions of U.S. households are eligible for ACP. You are eligible if any one of these applies:
- A member of your household participates in:
- Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch or Breakfast Program
- Includes Community Eligibility Provision schools (which serve meals at no cost to all students)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Medicaid
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Federal Public Housing Assistance
- Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit
- Federal Pell Grant (current year)
- Tribal assistance programs, including: Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal Head Start (if meeting the relevant income qualifying standard), Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
- Your household income is 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or less ($55,500 for a family of four), OR
- Your household qualifies for a participating provider’s existing low-income plan.
How do I enroll?
- Step 1: Claim your ACP benefit by visiting GetInternet.gov to submit an application or to print out a mail-in application, contact a participating internet service provider, or call 877-384-2575 to learn more.
- Step 2: Contact a participating internet service provider to choose an internet plan.
Which providers offer fully covered plans?
Here are providers offering high-speed internet plans that are fully covered – so you have no out-of-pocket cost:
Spectrum (Charter)*
Verizon (Fios only)
*New subscribers only
Visit GetInternet.gov or call 877-384-2575
to find more information about the Affordable Connectivity Program
