Items tagged "broadband subsidy"
Public Knowledge Celebrates FCC Action To Connect the Vulnerable With New $50 Broadband Subsidy
February 26, 2021 Broadband Access , Broadband Affordability , broadband subsidy , coronavirus , Covid-19 , EBB , FCCYesterday, the Federal Communications Commission voted on circulation to approve a Report and Order to establish the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to provide qualifying households discounts on their internet service bills and an opportunity to receive a discount on a computer, laptop, or tablet. The program created by Congress subsidizes broadband and device payments for low-income consumers or families hit hard by the pandemic, including students and the unemployed.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Files Comments Urging FCC to Maximize Consumer Benefits in New Broadband Subsidy Program
January 26, 2021 Affordable Access , Affordable Broadband , broadband subsidy , coronavirus , Covid-19 , COVID19 , Emergency Broadband BenefitsYesterday, Public Knowledge filed comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Notice to consider how to operate the new “Emergency Broadband Benefit Program” established this month to provide broadband subsidies for those financially impacted by COVID-19.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Applauds Congress for Championing Broadband Subsidies in Stimulus Package
December 21, 2020 Affordable Broadband , Broadband , broadband subsidy , coronavirus , Covid-19 , COVID19 , omnibus , Tribal BroadbandToday, a bipartisan, bicameral package for COVID-19 relief was introduced. Among other provisions, the relief bill helps Americans access broadband — or stay connected — during the pandemic.
Read MorePublic Knowledge Joins 39 Groups Urging Congress to Include Broadband Subsidy in Stimulus Bills
December 8, 2020 Broadband Access , broadband subsidy , coronavirus , Covid-19 , Digital Divide , Rural Access , stimulusToday, Public Knowledge joins 39 other public interest, government, civil rights, labor, higher education, and rural advocacy groups in a letter urging Congress to offer a federal broadband subsidy in forthcoming COVID-19 stimulus packages.
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