ACP Free Laptop Update
The ACP free laptop benefit is no longer available. The Affordable Connectivity Program ended on June 1, 2024 after its federal funding was exhausted. New ACP applications and enrollments are closed, and households cannot now use ACP to receive its former internet or connected-device discount.
No current enrollment and no active ACP device benefit.
Can you get an ACP laptop now?
No. ACP is no longer accepting households, and its former connected-device benefit is not currently available. A website using old ACP language does not make the federal benefit active again.
Closed
ACP stopped accepting new applications and enrollments during its wind-down. There is no current federal ACP enrollment route for a new household.
No longer active
The former ACP broadband discount ended with the program. Households should compare current low-income internet offers separately rather than expecting the old ACP credit.
No longer available through ACP
The one-time connected-device discount belonged to the active ACP. It did not continue after the program ended.
The old benefit was broader than a “free laptop”
ACP was primarily an internet-affordability program. The connected-device discount was a one-time additional benefit available through participating providers, not a universal free laptop mailed by the federal government.
Up to $30 per month
Eligible households could receive a monthly broadband discount of up to $30 toward service from a participating provider.
Up to $75 per month
Households on qualifying Tribal lands could receive the enhanced monthly broadband benefit of up to $75.
Up to $100 once
Participating providers could offer a one-time discount of up to $100 on a laptop, desktop computer or tablet, with the household paying more than $10 but less than $50 toward the device.
ACP did not guarantee a free laptop
Even while ACP was active, participating providers were not required to offer every household a laptop. The federal rule created a reimbursement framework for eligible connected devices offered by participating providers.
A household could not simply choose any retail laptop and ask the government to reimburse it.
The connected-device rule required a consumer contribution of more than $10 and less than $50.
ACP did not provide a new laptop every year or one device for every person in the household.
Because ACP ended, those former device terms should be treated as historical information rather than current application instructions.
Has ACP restarted?
No. Current federal program materials still describe ACP as ended because additional funding was not provided. In 2026, the FCC also proposed removing obsolete ACP rules from the Code of Federal Regulations, explaining that there are no longer ACP subscribers or a basis to enroll new ones.
The FCC formally brought ACP to a close after program funds were exhausted.
A current FCC rulemaking discusses deleting obsolete ACP and EBB rules. That is administrative cleanup, not a new ACP application window.
If Congress or federal agencies create a future replacement or reauthorize a similar program, it should be treated as a new development and verified from current official information.
Current laptop options after ACP
The end of ACP does not mean every low-cost computer program ended. It means the old ACP funding route should be removed from the application decision. Current laptop help comes from separate active organizations.
PCs for People
Eligible households can currently buy refurbished computers through a separate nonprofit program using qualifying assistance or income routes.
PCs for People details →Human-I-T
Human-I-T currently offers low-cost computers and deeper discounts to households that verify accepted assistance or qualifying income. This is separate from ACP.
Human-I-T details →Schools, nonprofits and local programs
Students and low-income households can also check school-device programs, donation programs and local digital-access projects whose funding is independent of ACP.
Compare laptop programs →What if a website still says “Apply for ACP”?
Treat it as outdated or potentially misleading until proven otherwise. The FCC has specifically warned consumers about websites and provider materials that continued advertising ACP enrollment after the program ended.
Do not enter sensitive information
Do not provide a Social Security number, payment details or benefit documents to a page claiming it can newly enroll you in ACP.
Identify the current provider
If a site really has a low-cost device offer, it should explain which active organization is providing the computer and what current program rules apply.
Separate old ACP wording from a new offer
A company can still have its own low-income internet or device program after ACP. Verify that offer on its current terms instead of assuming the old federal benefit continues.
ACP ended. Current laptop help must come from somewhere else.
Do not apply through an old ACP form. Identify an active nonprofit, school, refurbisher or local program, verify its current eligibility rules, and check the real device cost before submitting documents.
