by Caitlin Kvammen | Mar 16, 2021 | Digital Inclusion News
The FCC has confirmed and released the rules on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. The EBB program will provide eligible households with subsidies up to $50 a month for internet service ($75 a month for tribal households) and up to $100 for devices. With...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Mar 11, 2021 | Digital Inclusion News
On March 11th, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) introduced a new version of the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (AAIA), which promises to invest $94 billion to build high-speed broadband infrastructure in underserved communities and ensure that...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 26, 2021 | COVID-19
The FCC has confirmed and released the rules on the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. The EBB program will provide eligible households with subsidies up to $50 a month for internet service ($75 a month for tribal households) and up to $100 for devices. To...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News, EBB
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a $3.2 billion provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act which will reimburse internet service providers (ISPs) for providing broadband service and devices to low-income households. However, the program...
by Caitlin Kvammen | Feb 18, 2021 | COVID-19, Digital Inclusion News
Recently, NDIA filed reply comments to the FCC focusing on the need for community-based outreach of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. According to the language in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, the FCC has exactly sixty days from the...