Some Republican members of Congress have called the program "wasteful" and complained that most people using the discounts had broadband access before the subsidy was available. Rosenworcel's letter today said the FCC survey found that "68 percent of ACP households stated they had inconsistent or zero connectivity prior to ACP."

But what isn't wasteful to them, is throwing billions to ISP lobbyists who continue to make empty promises of expanding broadband, while spending that money heavily marketing services that aren't even available yet in people's areas nor probably will ever be.