Signal boost:

[conuly]

Internet broadband subsidies in US begin May 12, 2021

A household is eligible if a member of the household meets one or more of the criteria below:

*Has an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or Lifeline;

*Approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year;

*Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;

*Experienced a substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or

*Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

You can sign up here: https://getemergencybroadband.org/

Scrolling down, I see that there may be a different or additional program for people living on Tribal lands: https://getemergencybroadband.org/do-i-qualify/tribal-benefit/

Comments

[silveradept]

Certainly better than nothing. I would like to see something resembling real competition between the companies, or the companies having to compete with each other and with a municipal network that's either free or extremely low-cost.