The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and utility regulators are highlighting the Lifeline and Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) telecom programs for low-income consumers as part of Lifeline Awareness Week, which runs through Friday. Part of the reason the regulators may be…
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program has reached a 5 million-household enrollment level, all of whom signed up since the program’s inception in mid-May, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced last week. The program covers some of the costs of monthly…
The Affordable Connectivity Fund proposed in the Senate infrastructure bill would likely see wider enrollment in comparison with the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, according to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that passed the Senate…
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program enrollment now exceeds 4 million households, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today. One million of those households signed up in the first week after the $3.2 billion subsidy program began in May. People are interested…
The FCC will begin accepting applications from schools and libraries for $7.2 billion in funding through the Emergency Connectivity Fund program tomorrow. On a briefing call with reporters today, senior FCC officials answered questions about the program voted into law…
More than 2.3 million households have enrolled in the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, Jessica Rosenworcel, FCC acting chairwoman, announced today. More than 800 telecom providers are participating in the program that allows households in all 50 states, Washington, D.C.,…
More than 1 million households signed up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program during the first week of its availability, according to the FCC. The program, which will provide $3.2 billion in discounts, supports families with as much as $50…
May 11, 2021 – WAYNESBORO, Va. & HIGH POINT, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lumos and NorthState, premier providers of fiber-to-the-premises internet for residences and businesses, will participate in the recently announced Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) to help…
ATLANTA, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Cox Communications announced today that the increased internet download speed introduced at the onset of COVID-19 for its low-cost internet package Connect2Compete is now permanent. The speed was temporarily increased from 25 to 50…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, making available $3.2 billion in consumer discounts on broadband services and equipment such as computers and tablets. This program – open to low-income internet users — will continue…
May 11, 2021 – Reliable internet is synonymous with quality of life, so Midco is participating in the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program. The EBB program provides support for broadband services and certain devices to help low-income households…
May 10, 2021 — LIMA, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Watch Communications is pleased to announce its participation in the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new federal program designed to help people better afford broadband Internet. The program is available to current and new subscribers,…
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