TRIBAL LANDS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE INTERNET
AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY REPLACES EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT
Congress recently created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term program which will replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit beginning on January, 1st 2022.
Households enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program as of 12/31/21 will continue to receive their current monthly benefit during a 60-day transition period. Afterwards, those households will begin to receive the Affordable Connectivity Program Benefits
What’s Changing?
- The maximum monthly benefit will change from $50 per month to $30 per month for households not located on qualifying Tribal lands. The monthly benefit will remain at $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.
- Households have new ways to qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program such as: receiving WIC benefits or having an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. This threshold was only 135% for EBB, so many more households will qualify!
- Note: Households that qualified for the Emergency Broadband Benefit due to a substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020 or by meeting the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's COVID-19 program will need to requalify for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
FOUNDATION HELPS ELIGIBLE GET THEIR BENEFIT
The Native American YesWeCan Foundation will assist applicants who phone 855-224-5158.
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