New FCC Program to Help Low-Income Households with Internet The FCC has established a program to help low-income families pay for Internet service during the pandemic — a move lauded by Navajo Nation leaders because it will strengthen Internet access for tribal members. by Noel Lyn Smith, The Daily Times / March 2, 2021 Shutterstock/Jer123 (TNS) — The Federal Communications Commission has established a new program to help low-income families pay for internet service during the coronavirus pandemic – a move lauded by Navajo Nation leaders because it will strengthen internet access for tribal members. Under the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, eligible households can receive up to $50 a month to help pay for broadband internet service. The assistance is up to $75 a month for households on tribal lands.