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About the Emergency Broadband Benefit

The upcoming Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price.

Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program?

A household is eligible if one member of the household meets one of the criteria below:

1. Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year;

2. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;

3. Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or

4. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

Lifeline Customers

Current lifeline customers are eligible for the EBB. Households with current internet service who have bad credit and/or unpaid bills are also eligible.

How do I Sign Up for the Benefit?

The program is being set up now and should be available sometime in April.  Customers will sign up either directly through an Internet Service Provider or through the Universal Service Administrative Company, the federal agency that administers the Lifeline Program.

Comcast has a contract with the State of Washington to offer free service for the 2020-2021 school year. Check out the letter for details and see if you qualify (click the expand button to see the entire letter).

Comcast tiene un contrato con el estado de Washington para ofrecer servicio gratuito para el año escolar 2020-2021. Consulte la carta para obtener más detalles y ver si califica (haga clic en el botón expandir para ver la carta completa).

PRESIDIO has a contract with the State of Washington to offer free service for the 2020-2021 school year. Check out the letter for details and see if you qualify (click the expand button to see the entire letter).

PRESIDIO tiene un contrato con el estado de Washington para ofrecer servicio gratuito para el año escolar 2020-2021. Consulte la carta para obtener más detalles y ver si califica (haga clic en el botón expandir para ver la carta completa). 

ZIPLY has a contract with the State of Washington to offer free service for the 2020-2021 school year. Check out the letter for details and see if you qualify (click the expand button to see the entire letter).

ZIPLY tiene un contrato con el estado de Washington para ofrecer servicio gratuito para el año escolar 2020-2021. Consulte la carta para obtener más detalles y ver si califica (haga clic en el botón expandir para ver la carta completa).

Free or Low-Cost Internet Providers/Proveedores de Internet gratuitos o de bajo costo

There are several local providers offering free or low-cost Internet and computers.  To learn more about these programs, please visit:

• Xfinity Free WIFI Hotspots

• Xfinity Internet Essentials

• T-Mobile Lifeline Program

WIFI Hotspot Providers

No cable or DSL in your neighborhood?  No problem!  These carriers provide Internet service using cell phone networks. 

• AT&T Wireless Internet

• Boost Mobile Prepaid Internet

• Sprint Wireless Hotspots

• T-Mobile Wireless

• Verizon Wireless