Evaluating the Impact of the Affordable Connectivity Program

Did ACP have a measurable impact on broadband access? Did the program help connect low-income families that otherwise would not have been connected? As the ACP program winds down, these questions become ever more important for policymakers and policy advocates. In this study, we offer preliminary evidence that ACP in fact helped increase broadband adoption above and beyond what one would expect had the program not been launched in early 2022.