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The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) gives a discount of up to $50 a month to a household s internet bill.
North Carolinians can get help to pay for high-speed internet from a $3.2 billion federal program opening this month. The program is designed for families and households working, learning, and shopping from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) gives a discount of up to $50 a month to a household s internet bill. That increases to $75 a month for those living on tribal lands. Eligible households can also get a one-time discount of $100 toward the purchase of a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer through participating providers.
FARMINGTON The Federal Communications Commission will start accepting applications on May 12 for its program to help low-income families pay for internet service during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program will provide up to $50 a month to eligible households to pay for broadband internet service. The assistance is up to $75 a month for households on tribal lands.
It also will provide a one-time discount of up to $100 on a computer or tablet for eligible households. Families in every corner of the country have been struggling to get online throughout this pandemic. For those families, we now say help is around the corner, acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a press release.
FCC Program Helping With Internet Access Sets Start Date
The Federal Communications Commission will start accepting applications on May 12 for its program to help low-income families pay for access to high-speed Internet service during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 05, 2021 •
(Shutterstock) (TNS) The Federal Communications Commission will start accepting applications on May 12 for its program to help low-income families pay for internet service during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program will provide up to $50 a month to eligible households to pay for broadband internet service. The assistance is up to $75 a month for households on tribal lands.
It also will provide a one-time discount of up to $100 on a computer or tablet for eligible households.
T-Mobile Joins FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
T-Mobile has announced it is joining the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, to provide low-cost service.
The FCC announced its Emergency Broadband Benefit program will start on May 12. The program is designed to provide a discount of up to $50 ($75 on tribal lands) to help low-income families have access to broadband internet. High-speed internet access is more important than ever, as countless individuals work from home and engage in remote learning.
T-Mobile has joined the FCC’s program, making its services available under its main brand, as well as subsidiaries.
When enrollment opens on May 12, qualified T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Assurance Wireless and Sprint brand consumer and government customers in the U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands may be eligible for an up to $50 discount (up to $75 on tribal lands) per household on service each month on qualified plans for the duration of the program.