Definitions:
Fixed Broadband
Fixed broadband service refers to any type of broadband service that terminates at a specific end-user
premises. This includes the provision of a broadband wireless channel to the end-user premises over
licensed or unlicensed spectrum.
Mobile Broadband
Mobile broadband service refers to a service that allows end users to receive information from and/or
send information to the Internet from a mobile device and using a mobile network. A mobile network
enables providers to reuse frequencies and accomplish seamless handoff of subscriber data
connections.
Base Monthly Price
"Base monthly price” means the monthly price for a broadband internet service offering that would be
paid by a household enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, absent the affordable connectivity
benefit. The base monthly price does not include the price of any recurring monthly fees (such as fees
providers impose at their discretion, or equipment rental fees), government taxes or fees, or one-time
charges (such as installation charges, equipment purchase fee, etc.). Base monthly prices are weighted
by the number of subscribers on each plan in each state.
Bundle Plans
Bundle Plans refer to any plan that provides a service beyond a single type of broadband internet
access service. Some example plans that would be considered bundle plans would be a plan that
provide home internet service as well as linear video and/or fixed voice service, a plan that provides
mobile broadband service as well as a specific or unlimited number of voice minutes or text messages,
a plan that provides both mobile and fixed broadband services, or a plan that includes streaming
services, additional free devices, or virtual storage.
Legacy Plans
Legacy Plans refer to plans that are no longer offered at the time of the August 1 snapshot date, but for
which the provider has active ACP subscribers.
Associated Equipment
Associated Equipment refers to items that are required for the provision of broadband service (e.g.,
router, modem, gateway, hotspot, ONT). Associated Equipment does not refer to personal computing
devices such as a cell phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
Fees
The Base Monthly Price does not include the price of any recurring monthly fees; however, providers
did submit data on specific, one-time fees they impose such as: installation, deposit, activation, modem,
router, termination or othermonthly fees. This list does not exhaust all possible fees that the provider
may require.
Discounts
The Base Monthly Price does not include any discounts that subscribers may receive; however,
providers were given the opportunity to submit data on specific discounts they may offer, such as
discounts for: auto-paying, paperless billing, military, senior, or other.
Actual Speed
Actual Speed refers to the typical (e.g., average or median) upload and download speeds period for a
particular speed tier.
Advertised Speeds
Advertised Speeds refer to the speeds typically advertised for a plan or provided at the point of sale.
Latency
Latency means the length of time for a signal to be sent between two defined end points and the time it
takes for an acknowledgement of the receipt of the signal to be received.
Data Caps
A data cap refers to any limit on the data usage of a plan's user after which access to the internet is
restricted in some manner. Data usage restrictions can apply to both pre-paid and post-paid plans. A
"soft cap" for a plan is a limitation after which a user is limited in using the service to access the internet.
"De-prioritization" refers to slowing data speeds during times of network congestion. "Throttling" refers
to when data speeds are slowed regardless of network congestion. A "hard cap" refers to a limit after
which a user's access to the internet is discontinued. A "multi-tiered" cap refers to a data cap structure
where a user may experience a single data cap type after a certain level of usage and then a different
cap at a higher level of usage (e.g., a plan that throttles usage after a data cap then a hard cap after a
second level of usage).
Data Cap Amount
Data Cap Amount refers to the data usage, in gigabytes (GB), after which the user would experience a
soft or hard data cap.
Notes:
Unless otherwise stated, averages are weighted across subscribers on fixed, mobile, and combination fixed/mobile plans
Averages for 'Fixed' variables are for subscribers who are on a plan with only a fixed component; excludes subscribers with fixed & mobile bundle
Averages for 'Mobile' variables are for subscribers who are on a plan with only a mobile component; excludes subscribers with fixed & mobile bundle
Averages for 'Fixed/Mobile' are for subscribers who are on a plan that specfically has both fixed and mobile broadband components
FCC staff excluded approximately outlier 5,000 households where prices appeared over $5,000/mo or speeds of over 10,000 mbps
For certain rows of data FCC staff excluded obsevations that were missing, 0, invalid, or indicated 'NA'
Totals may not equate due to optional reporting for certain fields and between legacy and non-legacy plan reporting requirements
See the TDC User Guide for more information on the reporting format and process. https://www.usac.org/wp-content/uploads/about/documents/acp/TDC-User-Guide.pdf
TDC subscriber and plan data submitted as of 8/1/2023 with revisions through 5/8/2024. Filers were required to submit data by 11/30/2023.
ACP Transparency Data Collection Plan Overview
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Plan Detail
Weighted
Average
Variable
Weighted
Average
Total
Providers
with
ACP
Subscribers
Description of Provider Requirement
1
TotalACPSubsSubmitted
BaseMonthlyPrice
$56.16
1,600
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
2
TotalACPSubsonMobile-OnlyPlan
BaseMonthlyPrice
$43.67
130
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
3
TotalACPSubsonFixed-OnlyPlan
BaseMonthlyPrice
$71.05
1,500
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
4
TotalACPSubsonFixed&MobileBundlePlan
BaseMonthlyPrice
$56.50
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
5
TotalLegacyACPSubs
BaseMonthlyPrice
$55.85
641
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
6
TotalNon-LegacyACPSubs
BaseMonthlyPrice
$56.23
1,546
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
7
TotalSubsonBasePrice
BaseMonthlyPrice
$56.16
1,600
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
8
BaseMonthlyPriceIntroductoryEqualto"Yes"
BaseMonthlyPrice
$63.74
151
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
9
LengthofIntroductoryPeriod
IntroductionPeriodMonths
18Months
141
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
10
Post-Introductory/Non-DiscountedMonthlyPrice
BaseMonthlyPrice
$70.57
308
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
11
TotalACPSubsonPlanthatMonthlyPriceRequiresaContract
BaseMonthlyPrice
$65.61
291
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
12
IfContractRequired,NumberofMonthsofContract
ContractPeriodinMonths
17Months
288
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
13
ACPSubscribersonIntroductoryPrices
BaseMonthlyPrice
$55.58
104
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
14
ACPSubscribersthatPaidaSet-UporActivationFee
BaseMonthlyPrice
$79.92
240
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
15
ACPSubscribersPaying$0afterAllNon-ACPDiscountsandACPBenefitApplied
BaseMonthlyPrice
$39.33
393
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
16
TotalACPsubscriberswhoreceivetheTribalbenefit
BaseMonthlyPrice
$83.98
289
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
17
TotalACPsubscriberswhoarealsoreceivingLifelinefromthesameprovider
BaseMonthlyPrice
$50.35
773
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
18
MaxAdvertisedDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed
MaxAdvertisedDownloadSpeed
351.72Mbps
1,486
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithafixedcomponent
19
MaxAdvertisedUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed
MaxAdvertisedUploadSpeed
49.26Mbps
1,486
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithafixedcomponent
20
ActualFixedDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed
ActualDownloadSpeed
350.34Mbps
1,477
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithafixedcomponent
21
ActualFixedUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed
ActualUploadSpeed
45.86Mbps
1,477
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithafixedcomponent
22
TypicalFixedLatency(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed
TypicalLatency
24.29Mbps
1,414
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithafixedcomponent
23
MinAdvertisedDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Mobile
MinAdvertisedDownloadSpeed
39.41Mbps
129
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithamobilecomponent
24
MinAdvertisedUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Mobile
MinAdvertisedUploadSpeed
24.34Mbps
129
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithamobilecomponent
25
ActualMobileDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Mobile
ActualDownloadSpeed
74.01Mbps
129
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithamobilecomponent
26
ActualMobileUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Mobile
ActualUploadSpeed
41.94Mbps
129
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithamobilecomponent
27
TypicalMobileLatency(ofplanssubmitted)-Mobile
TypicalLatency
45.06Ms
126
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplanswithamobilecomponent
28
MaxFixedAdvertisedDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
MaxAdvertisedDownloadSpeed
533.50Mbps
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithafixedcomponent
29
MaxFixedAdvertisedUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
MaxAdvertisedUploadSpeed
22.68Mbps
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithafixedcomponent
30
MinMobileAdvertisedDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
MinAdvertisedDownloadSpeed
8.99Mbps
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithamobilecomponent
31
MinMobileAdvertisedUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
MinAdvertisedUploadSpeed
2.00Mbps
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithamobilecomponent
32
ActualFixedDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
ActualDownloadSpeed
483.66Mbps
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithafixedcomponent
33
ActualFixedUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
ActualUploadSpeed
20.46Mbps
9
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithafixedcomponent
34
ActualMobileDownloadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
ActualDownloadSpeed
171.04Mbps
7
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithamobilecomponent
35
ActualMobileUploadSpeed(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
ActualUploadSpeed
31.13Mbps
7
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithamobilecomponent
36
TypicalFixedLatency(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
TypicalLatency
16.72Ms
8
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithafixedcomponent
37
TypicalMobileLatency(ofplanssubmitted)-Fixed/Mobile
TypicalLatency
30.04Ms
7
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacy,bundledplanswithamobilecomponent
38
PlanwithBundleComponentEqualto"Yes"
BaseMonthlyPrice
$43.39
508
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
39
BundleMonthlyPrice(FixedBroadband)
BaseMonthlyPrice
$52.13
229
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforbundledplanswithafixedcomponent
40
BundleMonthlyPrice(MobileBroadband)
BaseMonthlyPrice
$32.16
56
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforbundledplanswithamobilecomponent
41
Bundle-LinearVideo(MPDorvMVPD)IncludedEqualto"Yes"
BaseMonthlyPrice
$49.01
170
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedlinearvideo(MPDorvMVPD)
42
BundleMonthlyPrice(LinearVideo)
BaseMonthlyPrice
$41.71
82
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedlinearvideo(MPDorvMVPD)
43
Bundle-FixedVoiceIncludedEqualto"Yes"
BaseMonthlyPrice
$61.19
369
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedafixedcomponent
44
BundleMonthlyPrice(FixedVoice)
BaseMonthlyPrice
$20.77
206
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedafixedcomponent
45
Bundle-MobileVoiceIncludedEqualto"Yes"
BaseMonthlyPrice
$42.45
99
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedamobilecomponent
46
Bundle-NumberofMobileVoiceMinutes
VoiceMinutes
18,320
43
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedamobilecomponent
47
BundleMonthlyPrice(MobileVoice)
BaseMonthlyPrice
$26.61
3
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedamobilecomponent
48
Bundle-MobileTextIncludedEqualto"Yes"
BaseMonthlyPrice
$42.43
99
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedtextwithamobilecomponent
49
Bundle-NumberofTextMessages
TextMessages
51,598
39
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedtextwithamobilecomponent
50
BundleMonthlyPrice(MobileText)
BaseMonthlyPrice
$19.93
24
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanwasabundlethatincludedtextwithamobilecomponent
51
BundleMonthlyPrice(OtherComponent(s))
BaseMonthlyPrice
$2.17
36
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
52
AssociatedEquipmentRequired
BaseMonthlyPrice
$60.04
984
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
53
AssociatedEquipmentRequired-Router
BaseMonthlyPrice
$61.36
478
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanrequiredassociatedequipment
54
AssociatedEquipmentRequired-Modem
BaseMonthlyPrice
$67.05
698
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanrequiredassociatedequipment
55
AssociatedEquipmentRequired-Other
BaseMonthlyPrice
$59.89
339
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanrequiredassociatedequipment
56
AssociatedEquipmentIncludedinBaseMonthlyCost
BaseMonthlyPrice
$43.33
665
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanrequiredassociatedequipment
57
ProviderMonthlyFee-RouterRental/Lease
FeeAmount
$9.03
440
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
58
ProviderMonthlyFee-ModemRental/Lease
FeeAmount
$13.73
229
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
59
ProviderMonthlyFee-CombinedModem/RouterRental/Lease
FeeAmount
$16.54
248
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
60
ProviderMonthlyFees-FederalUSFFee
FeeAmount
$8.74
225
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
61
ProviderMonthlyFee-NetworkAccessFee
FeeAmount
$5.64
222
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
62
ProviderMonthlyFee(s)-OtherAmount
FeeAmount
$4.76
279
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
63
One-TimeFee-InstallationFee
FeeAmount
$39.15
799
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
64
One-TimeFee-Deposit
FeeAmount
$82.83
307
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
65
One-TimeFee-ActivationFee
FeeAmount
$26.28
215
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
66
One-TimeFee-ModemPurchase
FeeAmount
$176.45
93
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
67
One-TimeFee-RouterPurchase
FeeAmount
$114.04
150
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
68
One-TimeFee-CombinedRouter/ModemPurchase
FeeAmount
$230.15
86
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
69
One-TimeFee-TerminationFee
FeeAmount
$162.10
187
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
70
One-TimeFee(s)-OtherAmount
FeeAmount
$73.81
146
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdatafornon-legacyplans
71
Discounts-AutomaticPayments
DiscountAmount
$3.16
86
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
72
Discounts-PaperlessBilling
DiscountAmount
$6.89
84
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
73
Discounts-Military
DiscountAmount
$20.25
50
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
74
Discounts-Senior
DiscountAmount
$7.30
35
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
75
Discounts-OtherAmount
DiscountAmount
$35.39
175
Providerswerenotrequiredtosubmitthisdata
76
PlanwithNoDataCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$67.59
1,483
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
77
PlanwIthSoftDataCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$50.15
108
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
78
PlanwithHardDataCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$56.43
58
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
79
PlanwithMult-TierDataCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$36.10
47
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
80
Planwith"Other"DataCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$43.71
48
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
81
SoftDataCapAmount
DataCapAmount
32.45GB
108
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadsoftdatacap
82
HardDataCapAmount
DataCapAmount
463.23GB
58
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadharddatacap
83
Mult-TierDataCapAmount
DataCapAmount
19.94GB
47
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadmulti-tiereddatacap
84
OtherDataCapAmount
DataCapAmount
657.81GB
48
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhad'other'datacap
85
TotalACPSubscribersHitHardCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$37.56
73
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
86
TotalACPSubscribersHitSoftCap
BaseMonthlyPrice
$45.26
110
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataforallplans
87
ChargesforAdditionalDataUsageperGigiabyte
OverageAmountPaid
$4.56
70
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhaddatacap
88
GBHardCapOverage
OverageAmount
82.51GB
56
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadharddatacap
89
HardCapOverageAmountPaid
OverageAmountPaid
$44.37
31
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadharddatacap
90
GBSoftCapOverage
OverageAmount
14.41GB
104
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadsoftdatacap
91
SoftCapOverageAmountPaid
OverageAmountPaid
$9.48
31
Providersrequiredtosubmitthisdataifplanhadsoftdatacap