Eligible households can receive assistance with broadband access in a new program from the FCC.
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the need for high-speed internet connectivity, and it’s further emphasized the problems with high-speed access.
Starting on May 12, eligible consumers will be able to sign up for temporary discounts on broadband services and on the purchase of laptops, desktop computers, and tablets through the Federal Communications Commission’s $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program.
This program will continue until funding runs out or six months after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the pandemic.
Published May 11, 2021 Updated May 11, 2021, 11:14 am CDT
Starting tomorrow, eligible Americans will be able to sign up for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) coronavirus pandemic-related program that provides monthly discounts to help pay for broadband service. Featured Video Hide
The Emergency Broadband Benefit will allow for low-income Americans to get a monthly discount of up to $50 or $75 for Tribal lands to help pay for their internet access. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the country’s digital divide, the gap between those who have access to high-speed and affordable broadband and those who don’t. Advertisement Hide
Congress allocated $3.2 billion for the Emergency Broadband Benefit late last year and the FCC approved the final rules for the program in February.
Brendan Carr, the top Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, condemned Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request for an investigation into a local Fox affiliate. Pictured: Carr testifies before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill Dec. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Photo:
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The senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission criticized the Democratic Baltimore City state attorney’s recent request for an investigation into a local Fox affiliate as an attack on free speech.
Brendan Carr, the top Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, condemned Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request, saying it was part of a broader effort by Democrats to censor news coverage and political speech they don’t like. Carr demanded that the commission dismiss Mosby’s complaint by the end of the day “with prejudice.”
Tom Cruise hands back his awards. NBC pulls out. Is it all over for the Golden Globes? A Los Angeles Times exposé has left the Hollywood Foreign Press Association reeling
Tue, May 11, 2021, 17:15
The cinematic establishment looks to be preparing for a shift in the industrial awards complex (for a while at least). “A world without the Globes. How will we ever survive such a place?” Clayton Davis, Variety’s awards editor, writes in that trade paper. “Don’t worry. I suspect we’ll get along just fine, if not better.”
The Golden Globes have not ceased to exist, but, following yet another tranche of scandals involving the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, or HFPA, the body that runs the awards, NBC has announced that it will not air the next ceremony.
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Allconnect.com Names Best Towns for Digital Nomads
May 11, 2021 GMT
FORT MILL, S.C. - May 11, 2021 - ( Newswire.com )
Allconnect.com, a leading broadband marketplace, today announced results of a new report on the state of internet connectivity in the United States using Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and U.S. Census data.
“Our team spent weeks reviewing and analyzing data on the city level. After compiling information on over 29,000 locations, our analysis revealed a correlation between the fast, reliable internet and where the top towns are located,” said Joe Supan, senior content writer for Allconnect.com.