Pandemic emergency program offers $50 off your internet bill
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Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.
The $3.2 billion program is part of the $900 billion December pandemic-relief package. The government is increasing spending on broadband as the pandemic made stark that millions of Americans did not have access to, and could not afford, broadband at a time when jobs, schools and health care were moving online.
Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting chairwoman of the FCC, said the program is aimed at helping people who have had to sit in parking lots or outside a public library to catch a wifi signal, as well as free up household budgets that have been squeezed by the pandemic s economic impact.
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Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $3.2-billion program is part of the $900-billion coronavirus relief package approved in December. The government is increasing spending on broadband because the pandemic made stark the fact that millions of Americans did not have access to, or could not afford, broadband at a time when jobs, school and healthcare was moving online.
It’s unclear how long the money will last, but it’s expected to be several months. Tens of millions of people are eligible, although the Federal Communications Commission, which is administering the program, did not specify a number.