The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) claims data set summarizes reimbursement claims submitted by participating Internet service providers for households in Detroit zip codes by month and zip code. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a U.S. government program to help low-income households pay for Internet services and connected devices. Households that participate in ACP receive discounts on qualifying broadband Internet services of up to $30 per month and can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. Households can qualify for ACP based on participation in Lifeline or other service provider programs for low-income households, income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, participation in other Lifeline-qualifying programs such as SNAP or Medicaid, or participation in free and reduced-price school lunch and breakfast programs. Additionally, service providers can also ask the FCC to approve an alternative verification process and use that approved process to check consumer eligibility. ACP program discounts first became available to eligible enrolled households on January 1, 2022. The ACP claims process is built on the Lifeline Claims System and this data set is derived from snapshots of all subscribers entered in the National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD) as of the first of each month.

The ACP was created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and is administered by the independent not-for-profit Universal Service Access Co. under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Eligible beneficiaries who participated in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program that was funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, were transitioned to ACP between January 1 and March 1, 2022. EBB was ACP's predecessor program and ran from May 12, 2021 until it was phased out on February 28, 2022. Due to the granularity of available data, claims for households located in communities adjacent to Detroit that share a zip code such as Hamtramck and Highland Park are included in this data set.

Fields

ogc_fid - Zip code id.

zipcode - Zip code where the enrolled household is located.

postalcity - City associated with the zip code.

data_month - Data month is associated with the subscriber snapshot for each claim month. If data month is listed as '5/1/2022', then the subscriber snapshot was captured on June 1, and the data represents the number of households in ACP on June 1. This is the universe of subscribers that providers can claim for the May 2022 data month.

total_claimed_subscribers - Total number of enrolled households claimed for reimbursement as of the data month snapshot.

total_claimed_devices - Total number of devices (laptops, desktop computers, or tablets) claimed for reimbursement as of the data month snapshot.

service_support - Amount program providers claimed for reimbursement under the ACP program in the given month, in dollars. Reimbursement claims are for discounts provided to enrolled households to reduce the standard rate of an eligible broadband service and associated equipment rentals. For households that receive both Lifeline and ACP discounts and apply both benefits to their qualifying broadband service, the Lifeline discount ($9.25) is applied first and the ACP discount is then applied to the remaining amount.

device_support - Amount discounted to households for purchasing a device (laptop, desktop computer, or tablet) in the given month, in dollars. Each household is eligible for a one-time reimbursement payment of up to $100 for one connected device.

total_support - Sum of service support and device support in the given month, in dollars.

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