Affordable Connectivity Program

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) subsidizes broadband plans for low-income households. On behalf of the Federal Communications Commission, the ACP is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company, a nonprofit, through the Universal Service Fund.

Eligibility

The FCC allows households to enroll if their income is below 200% of the federal poverty guideline, or if they participate in SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC, Lifeline, Federal Housing Assistance, free or reduced school meals, Pell Grants, or Tribal-specific programs.

Benefit

The ACP provides up to $30 per month, or $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. It also includes a benefit for purchasing a device, which OpenFisca US does not currently model.

Variable

from policyengine_us.tools.documentation import (
    variable_summary,
    variation_chart,
)

variable_summary("snap_standard_deduction")

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ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
/tmp/ipykernel_2373/703537161.py in <cell line: 0>()
----> 1 from policyengine_us.tools.documentation import (
      2     variable_summary,
      3     variation_chart,
      4 )
      5 

~/work/policyengine-us/policyengine-us/policyengine_us/tools/documentation.py in <module>
      7 
      8 from policyengine_core.enums import Enum
----> 9 from policyengine_core.charts import (
     10     LIGHTER_BLUE,
     11     LIGHT_BLUE,

ImportError: cannot import name 'LIGHTER_BLUE' from 'policyengine_core.charts' (/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.11.9/x64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/policyengine_core/charts/__init__.py)

Values by income

variation_chart("snap_standard_deduction")