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Close A Kentucky non-profit organization promoting broadband access for all is pleased with the FCC opening enrollment in a new program for low-income Americans. Program allows low-income Americans broadband access aid By TOM LATEK Kentucky Today May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 A Kentucky non-profit organization promoting broadband access for all is pleased with the FCC opening enrollment in a new program for low-income Americans. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (KT) – A Kentucky-based national non-profit organization that promotes increasing broadband access for all...

Photo by vorDa/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission this week opened enrollment for its Emergency Broadband Benefit program, aimed at expanding connectivity to people in need via discounted Internet services.   Those eligible for the program include people who experienced a substantial loss of income in 2020, individuals who currently receive or qualify for Lifeline benefits through federal programs such as SNAP and households with incomes at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines.   FCC Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel described the $3.2 billion initiative as "the l...

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 ...

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 computer...