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Like many other major mobile operators, Boost Mobile is also catering the federal ACP program to qualified households. Boost Mobile is a MVNO that borrows the mobile network of Sprint in order to cover almost 99% of the USA territory. Boost Mobile provides monthly discounts on internet bills to ACP-qualified customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal program to help low income households with broadband services and internet devices. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) funds this program and the amount of initial funds would be $14.2 billion and the ACP program should continue until this budget remains available. The old Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) will be replaced by the new ACP program from 31st<\/sup> December 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants of the EBB program will be automatically transferred to the new ACP program. The amount of the grant which was approved for the EBB program has been changed for the ACP program as well as the qualifying guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACP program operates through third-party broadband service providers. These service providers could be mobile operator or broadband internet service provider, and the qualified household may get a monthly discount on the mobile internet data pack or broadband internet service bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boost Mobile is one of the active partners of the ACP program. If you are a customer of Boost Mobile you will be able to apply for the ACP program through Boost Mobile. If you get qualified for the program, you will get the option for free 10GB Unlimited phone plan, tablet plan, or mobile hotspot plan from Boost Mobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligible Requirements For Boost Mobile Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The federal poverty guideline is an essential tool to determine eligibility for ACP program enrollment. If the annual income of a family or household is 200% or less than the Federal poverty guidelines, then it is allowed to participate in the ACP program. To show you this 200% poverty line in dollar, here is a chart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Eligible<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Number of person per household<\/strong><\/td>200 % of poverty line for 48 Contiguous States and D.C.(Annual)<\/strong><\/td>200 % of poverty line for Alaska<\/strong><\/td>200 % of poverty line for Hawaii<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>$27,180<\/td>$33,980<\/td>$31,260<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>$36,620<\/td>$45,780<\/td>$421,200<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>$46,060<\/td>$57,580<\/td>$52,980<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>$55,500<\/td>$69,380<\/td>$63,840<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>$64,940<\/td>$81,180<\/td>$74,700<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>$74,380<\/td>$92,980<\/td>$85,560<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>$83,820<\/td>$104,780<\/td>$96,420<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>$93,260<\/td>$116,580<\/td>$107,280<\/td><\/tr>
For each person over 8, add extra<\/strong><\/td>$9,440<\/td>$11,800<\/td>$10,860<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For example, take a household of two members which have a total income less than or equal to $36,620. In this case, the household income includes salary, public assistance benefits, social security payments, pensions, unemployment compensation, veteran\u2019s benefits, inheritances, alimony, child support payments, worker\u2019s compensation benefits, gifts, and lottery winnings of the mature members of the household collectively. This household is entitled for ACP program benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201chousehold\u201d creates confusion sometimes. The official definition of household according to the federal government is, \u201cA household is a group of people who live together and share income and expenses (even if they are not related to each other)\u201d. All the members of the household must have to share the address as their residence. If not, it will be considered as multiple households. Some common scenarios for a single household would be, a married couple living together, or a parent\/guardian living with a child or an adult living with friends who share incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple households mean individuals who live together but do not share their income. For example, say 4 persons are sharing a flat but they don\u2019t share earnings are entitled for 4 different ACP accounts and benefits. Same is true for senior citizens living in an assisted-living home where each one will be able to participate in the program individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other than the amount of your annual income, if <\/strong>you have already getting benefits from different federal aid programs like <\/p>\n\n\n\n