How the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program is hurting low-income Americans
This episode of The Divide features a conversation with Danielle Perry, chief compliance officer at TruConnect, and a board member at the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), where she also chairs NaLA's regulatory and government affairs committee. The National Lifeline Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 dedicated to the preservation of the Lifeline benefit. The Lifeline benefit is a Universal Service Fund (USF) program that provides $9.25/month for telecom services for qualifying low-income households. Perry returns to the podcast to discuss the results of NaLA's latest consumer survey, conducted in November 2024, which revealed the dire need for an adequate broadband subsidy for low-income US households, and the significant consequences felt by these families and individuals since the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)—a $30 monthly broadband subsidy—in June 2024.
The Divide: How the end of Affordable Connectivity Program is hurting low-income Americans