The $3.2 billion temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit program opens for enrollment May 12, offering eligible households monthly financial assistance to get high-speed internet service, The Wall ...

As previously reported by GOBankingRates, the Emergency Broadband Benefit is a $3.2 billion program that covers $50 a month for high-speed internet service for eligible households, and $75 for ...

A new COVID-19 relief initiative is kicking off. As of Wednesday, people can start applying for the emergency broadband benefit.

Eligible households can receive a $50 monthly reduction on internet service bills, along with up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop or tablet.

That work started in earnest in May 2020 with the introduction of a bill to create the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to help people afford internet access during the pandemic.

You can apply Lifeline support to broadband internet and voice for home service, but the cost is typically higher than if you apply it to a mobile plan.

The ACP offers a $30 monthly subsidy for internet service to qualifying households, and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands and high-cost rural areas. The program began in 2022 as a ...