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Fiber for Breakfast: Week #7 – What Happens to Mississippi Without ACP?

Lizzie Casteel — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000

As of February 8th, 2024, the Affordable Connectivity Program (“ACP”), the largest and most successful broadband affordability program in our nation, stopped accepting new enrollments. Without additional funding from Congress, it is anticipated that April will be the last month currently enrolled households will receive the full ACP benefit. Join us this week as FBA CEO and President, Gary Bolton, discusses the impact of the ACP wind-down on broadband affordability in Mississippi with Chip Pickering (INCOMPAS), Quinn Jordan (MSBA), and Adeyinka Ogunlegan (Education Superhighway).

Guest Presenters:

Chip Pickering, CEO, INCOMPAS

Quinn Jordan, Executive Director, Mississippi Broadband Association

Adeyinka Ogunlegan, Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy, Education Superhighway

Join us every Wednesday at 10 AM ET for this webinar series.

Past recordings are available to members on our Fiber for Breakfast webpage.

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Brief Overview of the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program

Joe Schaffner — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:55:20 +0000

Interested in learning more about the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program? Watch this short presentation on the program given by UAMS eLink Senior Project Manager, Nathan King.

https://learntelehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TH101-ACP-clip_Nathan-King.mp4

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UAMS IDHI Now Promoting FCC’s ACP Benefits Across Arkansas

Joe Schaffner — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:18:10 +0000

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) was recently awarded two grants that are funding a statewide outreach campaign to raise awareness and participation in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP is a benefit program that helps to ensure households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, health care, and more. Communities with the lowest program adoption rates and/or the highest number of eligible households are the highest priority. The FCC has struggled with adoption rates, which has been attributed to the lack of awareness of the program and its benefits, including difficulty in understanding eligibility requirements. IDHI’s awareness campaign will address these shortcomings and will take the awareness campaign to festivals, sporting events, storefronts, and other locations across underserved Arkansas counties.

How Can I Qualify?

You or your child or dependent are enrolled in government programs like Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, or others.
Based on your household income.

Visit the FCC’s ACP site HERE to view more info on qualifying.

Potential Program Benefits

Service discount up to $30/month
Service discount up to $75/month on qualifying Tribal lands
Device discount of up to $100 for a qualifying device

Click HERE if you’re interested in applying for the ACP benefit.

For more information and FAQs, visit the IDHI’s ACP page HERE.

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