Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Posted on 05/12/2021
Broadband

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is available through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Please see the information below. 

The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) enrollment is open.  Eligible households can enroll through an approved provider or by visiting https://getemergencybroadband.org/

The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program will provide eligible households with discounts of up to $50 a month for broadband service, and up to $75 a month if the household is on Tribal lands.  It also will provide a one-time discount of up to $100 on a computer or tablet for eligible households.

Under the law, the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is open to households that participate in an existing low-income or pandemic relief program offered by a broadband provider; Lifeline subscribers, including those that are on Medicaid or accept SNAP benefits; households with kids receiving free and reduced-price lunch or school breakfast; Pell grant recipients; and those who have lost jobs and seen their income reduced in the last year.