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ACP is not accepting new applicants at this time. To see if you qualify for the Lifeline Program, apply here.

What is ACP?

Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a new long-term, $14 billion program, to replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This investment in broadband affordability helped ensure affordable connections for work, school, health care and more for a long time. ACP collaborates with wireless carriers, like Gen Mobile, to offer payment assistance to eligible households , based on income or other factors, as well as a one-time device subsidy on an eligible device per qualified household. The service offering could be switched at any time and ACP discount applied once each calendar month. The ACP is currently out of funding and is not accepting new applicants at this time.

What is the Affordable Connectivity Program?

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which replaces the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. The ACP benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household. You may be eligible for the ACP based on your income or other qualifying criteria.

Who is eligible for the ACP?

Has an income that is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines

Participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC or Lifeline

Participates in Tribal-specific programs, such as Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal TANF or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

Is approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision in the 2019-20, 2020-21 or 2021-22 school year

*A household is a group of people who live together and share money (even if they are not related to each other). If you live together and share money, you are one household. If you either don’t live together or you don’t share money, you are two or more households.

What service is being offered with this program? Do I bring my own phone?

You can apply the $30 ACP discount and receive free mobile service if you choose the Unlimited Talk, Text and 7GB LTE Data Plan for Phones or the 7GB LTE Data Plan for Devices — or, when available, you may apply the $30 ACP discount to a different phone or connected device plan and pay the difference between the discount and the plan cost if the plan you choose is more expensive. Qualifying new customers will receive a Gen Mobile SIM card in the mail. Qualifying existing customers can have their discount applied to their Gen Mobile plan or if the customer would like a new phone number/account, a Gen Mobile SIM card will be mailed to them.

The 7 GB ACP plan may include the following features:

Unlimited nationwide calling in the U.S.

Unlimited nationwide text

High-speed 5G/4G LTE data

How do I enroll?

New and current Gen Mobile customers who are eligible to enroll in the ACP if a member of the household qualifies under the ACP rules. Apply now to see if you qualify for ACP.

What phones are compatible with Gen Mobile?

Gen Mobile's ACP service runs on the Nation's largest 5G/4G LTE GSM Network*.

Compatible phones and data devices include the following: