### Question
How does BROADBAND ACCESS define covered household?


### Answer
Under *47 U.S.C. § 1721*, **covered household** is defined as:

> a household, the income of which for the most recently completed year is not more than 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level, as determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 1721*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-BROADBAND ACCESS > SUBCHAPTER II-DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021**

