The Emergency Broadband Benefit has been replaced by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). ACP is a Federal and State program to provide up to $45 per month off home or mobile internet service. Low-income households enrolled in SNAP food benefits, Medicaid (no Medicare), free school lunch, or similar programs, or whose incomes are less than 200% of Federal poverty. For details about how to apply, please click on the first link below. People can get in person help without an appointment at any Montgomery Connects computer distribution event listed on the website (link # 2 below). For help enrolling in ACP over the telephone, contact Marylanders Online call center at 301.405.9810 (M-F 10:00 AM-8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in English and Spanish) or email
[email protected]. The University of Maryland Extension program operates the call center.