Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC has been approved to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), formerly known as the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), that began May 12, 2021.

The ACP program will provide a discount of up to $30 per month (beginning March 1, 2022) for broadband services for eligible consumers. This program is temporary and will expire when the allocated funds are either exhausted or expire six months after the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic as declared by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Households eligible to receive this monthly discount must meet one of the following criteria:

• Currently qualifies for the FCC’s Lifeline program, including those who are on Medicaid or that receive SNAP benefits
• Currently approved for the free or reduced price school breakfast/lunch program for either the 2019-20 or 2020-21 school year
• Experienced substantial documented loss of income since February 29, 2020 with a total household income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers
• Received a federal Pell grant in the current award year

More information on household eligibility is available on the ACP website at https://acpbenefit.org/do-i-qualify/ .

The ACP program is limited to one monthly service discount per eligible household.

BRMEMC’s broadband customers can complete an application found on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) website. To submit the application online click this link: https://www.checklifeline.org/lifeline/?id=nv_flow&ebbp=true.

To print a PDF application and mail it click this link: https://getemergencybroadband.org/_res/documents/EBB_Application_Form_FINAL.pdf. Mailing instructions are on the PDF. 

BRMEMC does not determine eligibility; only USAC can determine eligibility. Please do not email or mail applications to the BRMEMC office.