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FCC Launches Consumer Broadband Device and Service Program | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[co-author: Charles Spencer-Davis, Law Clerk] On May 12, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) began enrolling eligible households in its Emergency Broadband Benefit (“EBB”) program. The EBB program provides eligible households with up to a $50 monthly discount on their internet plans (and up to $75 a month discounted for households located on Tribal lands).[1] The EBB also includes funding for a one-time discount of up to $100 for a tablet, computer, or other specified device for qualifying households.[2] Funded by the stimulus package signed into law at the end of December, 2020, the EBB will make a total amount of $3.2 billion in discounts on broadband services and equipment available to consumers. As Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel noted, the program creates “a new way for disconnected Americans to access the internet to carry out their day-to-day life, so they can reach the virtual classroom, take advantage of telehealth, and seek new employment op

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FCC Launches Consumer Broadband Device and Service Program

FCC Launches Consumer Broadband Device and Service Program Friday, May 14, 2021 Plan Provides Subsidies for Device Purchases and Internet Service Subscriptions On May 12, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) began enrolling eligible households in its Emergency Broadband Benefit (“EBB”) program. The EBB program provides eligible households with up to a $50 monthly discount on their internet plans (and up to $75 a month discounted for households located on Tribal lands).[1] The EBB also includes funding for a one-time discount of up to $100 for a tablet, computer, or other specified device for qualifying households.[2] Funded by the stimulus package signed into law at the end of December, 2020, the EBB will make a total amount of $3.2 billion in discounts on broadband services and equipment available to consumers. As Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel noted, the program creates “a new way for disconnected Americans to access the internet t

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Federal broadband subsidy to narrow digital divide, homework gap

Federal broadband subsidy to narrow digital divide, homework gap
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DZS set to key on network convergence

DZS set to key on network convergence
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Alden Systems, McLean Engineering Team Up to Bridge the Digital Divide

Alden Systems, McLean Engineering Team Up to Bridge the Digital Divide An industry-first solution that helps utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities effectively act on state and federal funding earmarked for rural broadband deployment. News provided by Share this article Share this article BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ McLean Engineering recently contracted with Alden Systems, creating a partnership aimed at helping to solve one of our nation s most pressing problems: the overwhelming lack of broadband in rural areas. According to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report, approximately 19 million Americans 6 percent of the population still lack access to fixed broadband service at threshold speeds. In rural areas, nearly one-fourth of the population 14.5 million people lack access to this service. As recent federal funding through programs like the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and Connect America Fund provide cash infusions intended to propel ru

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