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The Biden Infrastructure Plan Digital Equity Wishlist

The Biden Infrastructure Plan Digital Equity Wishlist Digital equity advocates, state broadband offices and local government staffers are encouraged by the president’s emphasis on their work, but what do they need at the federal level to fully solve this challenge? May 11, 2021 • Shutterstock/archna nautiyal President Biden’s recently announced infrastructure proposal calls for a massive, unprecedented investment aimed at connecting all Americans to the Internet, one that has led to some digital equity experts calling it a potential game changer for their work. Dubbed the American Jobs Plan, White House verbiage for the proposal lists high-speed broadband alongside essential utilities, noting some of its top priorities as delivering “clean drinking water, a renewed electric grid, and high-speed broadband to all Americans.” Essentially, electricity and water have long been considered vital utilities; now, the country’s leadersh

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Pandemic emergency program offers $50 off your internet bill

Pandemic emergency program offers $50 off your internet bill May 12, 2021 / 12:40 PM / CBS/AP Democrats under pressure to pass Biden agenda 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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Pandemic emergency program offers $50 off your broadband internet bill

There are other eligibility requirements, too see https://getemergencybroadband.org to find out if you qualify. You can get the discount even if you owe your phone or cable company money. That s important because some people have been barred from low-cost plans offered by internet service providers when they owed their service provider money. More than 800 cellphone and home-internet companies are participating, including AT&T, Charter, Comcast, T-Mobile and Verizon. People in tribal areas are eligible for up to $75 off their bill. There is also a $100 reimbursement for desktop computers, laptops or tablets in that case, you must pay between $10 and $50 of the cost of the device yourself and buy it through your broadband provider. An analysis of internet bills by the Wall Street Journal found that the average bill for stand-alone broadband service was about $66 a month.

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Will The Government s New Broadband Subsidies Close The Digital Divide For Older Americans?

Will The Government s New Broadband Subsidies Close The Digital Divide For Older Americans?
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FCC launches website, announces sign-up date for $50-per-month broadband internet discount

FCC launches website, announces sign-up date for $50-per-month broadband internet discount
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