Question EBB to become permanent under Senate infrastructure bill, but subsidy would be reduced to $30. [dailydot]

[VirtualLarry]

Infrastructure bill will make Emergency Broadband Credit permanent—but with a price reduction

The infrastructure bill passed by the Senate will extend a FCC program aimed at helping people afford broadband indefinitely.

www.dailydot.com

$30 a month towards internet for low-income households? Where do I sign up?

 

[mindless1]

Seems like an inefficient use of money, maybe while they're (necessarily) subsidizing putting in EV charging stations everywhere along with the power grid overhaul, they could make them all 5G access points then broadband is more a matter of just having the modem.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

getemergencybroadband.org

 

[Torn Mind]

Great for those on Comcast Internet Essentials. What was 10 bucks a month is now free.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I was on the old program that allowed around $10/mo. My bill was still over $60/mo for 25Mb Bonded DSL. New program kicked that up to around $40/mo which brings my bill down to the $20 range.