Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Terms & Conditions
Please read these Gocomlink Mobility (“Gocomlink “) Affordable Connectivity Program (“ACP”) Terms and Conditions of Service (“Agreement”) carefully. This Agreement is legally binding between you and Gocomlink Mobility and becomes effective when you enroll in Gocomlink Mobility’s ACP service, use the Gocomlink Mobility ACP service, or make a change to your account. These terms and conditions contain important information about your legal rights and require that certain disputes be resolved through Arbitration instead of a court trial. Gocomlink Mobility reserves the right to change or modify this Agreement at any time and at its sole discretion. Any changes or modifications to this Agreement will be binding upon you, once posted on the Gocomlink Mobility website at www.gocomlink.com. You should check the Gocomlink Mobility website regularly for updates to this Agreement.
The Service Agreement: The service agreement consists of this Agreement and the Gocomlink Mobility General Terms and Conditions of Service. To the extent there are conflicts, the order of precedence is as follows: (1) this Agreement, (2) the General Terms and Conditions of Service.
Nature of Service: The ACP is a Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) benefit program designed to help make broadband more affordable for eligible low-income households. The ACP will provide a discount of up to $30 per month towards broadband service or up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands, as defined by FCC rules. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price. The ACP is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household. ACP benefits may be obtained from any participating provider and the monthly service benefit may be transferred to another provider subject to certain regulatory restrictions. The ACP benefit is subject to consumer eligibility, provider participation, product availability, and approval by the FCC and its ACP administrator, the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”). This ACP discount benefit is provided each month the customer maintains ACP services and eligibility.
By applying or subscribing to Gocomlink Mobility services supported by the ACP, you authorize Gocomlink Mobility and its contracted partners, for the purpose of applying for, determining eligibility, enrolling in and seeking reimbursement of ACP service and device benefits, to collect, use, share and retain your personal information, including, but not limited to, information required for the purpose of establishing eligibility for and enrolling in the program, full name, full residential address, date of birth, last four digits of social security number, telephone number, eligibility criteria and status, the date on which the ACP service discount was initiated and (if applicable) terminated, ACP connected device distribution date/type/make and model/status, usage status and other compliance requirements, the amount of support being sought for the service and/or device, and information necessary to establish identity and verifiable address. The information collected may be shared with USAC to ensure proper administration of the ACP service and/or connected device benefits. Failure to provide this FCC mandated consent will result in your being denied the ACP service and/or the connected device benefits. You also authorize Gocomlink Mobility and its contracted partners to contact you to validate your eligibility for or desire to participate in Gocomlink Mobility’s ACP offers. For more information see our General Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy at www.gocomlink.com.
Eligibility: To qualify for enrollment in the ACP, a person applying for ACP service, or “applicant,” must meet specific eligibility requirements and have a service address in a location where Gocomlink Mobility is authorized to offer ACP service as an approved Broadband Service Provider.
A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:
- Has an income that is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for a household of that size;
- Receives benefits from certain federal assistance programs: Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income, Federal Public Housing Assistance, Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, or Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) Program;
- Is approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or
- Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers’ qualifying low-income.
- Receives Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance;
- Participates in Head Start (only households meeting the income qualifying standard);
- Receives Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF); or
- Participates in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.