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)
Cell In[1], line 1
----> 1 from policyengine_us.tools.documentation import (
2 variable_summary,
3 variation_chart,
4 )
6 variable_summary("snap_standard_deduction")
File ~/work/policyengine-us/policyengine-us/policyengine_us/tools/documentation.py:9
6 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
8 from policyengine_core.enums import Enum
----> 9 from policyengine_core.charts import (
10 LIGHTER_BLUE,
11 LIGHT_BLUE,
12 BLUE,
13 DARK_BLUE,
14 format_fig,
15 display_fig,
16 )
17 from policyengine_us.system import system
18 from policyengine_us import Simulation
ImportError: cannot import name 'LIGHTER_BLUE' from 'policyengine_core.charts' (/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.19/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/policyengine_core/charts/__init__.py)
Values by income#
variation_chart("snap_standard_deduction")