HTTP Supports Additional Funding Request for the ACP - Urges Congress to Act

HTTP, the leading national Latino voice on telecommunications and technology policy and CEO roundtable of national Latino organizations, applauds the White House for including $6B to strengthen the Affordable Connectivity Program in the supplemental funding request to Congress. 

In the Administration’s request for “critical domestic needs,” the ACP is a critical component in closing the digital divide and connecting Hispanic households to high-speed broadband. The ACP has brought about many benefits: allowing Latinos and all marginalized communities to connect to low cost internet for their future education, workforce development, employment, and quality healthcare

Latinos specifically have benefitted from the ACP as they are overrepresented in the digital divide. Thus far, the ACP benefit has resulted in increased employment rates and earnings, creating more than $2,200 in economic benefit for low-income households.

The ACP bolsters the U.S. economy by creating more opportunities for Latino participation in the digital ecosystem. The program has not only opened new doors for previously disconnected Latinos, but by getting them online, the U.S. economy has flourished.  This is why HTTP wrote to Congress in July along with 15 influential and national Latino organizations, underscoring ACP’s impact on the digital divide. 

We thank the Administration for its continued commitment to bringing internet to all and HTTP will continue to urge Congress and work with leadership to sustain and fund the Affordable Connectivity Program. 

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