boost: Internet broadband subsidies in US begin 12 May 2021

[jesse_the_k]

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

• Has an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or Lifeline;
• Approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year;
• Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
• Experienced a substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or
• Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

Join the heavy traffic on the signup site beginning 12 May 2021 getemergencybroadband.org

Comments

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I just want them to acknowledge that internet is a utility and not a luxury, so it will be regulated somehow.

[jesse_the_k]

A-fucking-men.

It's as vital as electricity and gas and water, and US capitalism has found a way to keep those things privatized and profitable.

[cathexys]

I'm sorry but is this a mistake? $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers

Like, I see it on the page, but it feels like one of these things its not like the others???

You're not alone.

[jesse_the_k]

Of course my personal inflation scale was established around 1990, so when the single person $100k equals $206,561 in today's dollars.

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I'm sensing a strong Bicoastal attractor in this. If only there were a country in the scooped out interior.

Oh, pining for the statistical chops to infographic the ramifications of economic change post urban outweighing population rural-agricultural.

[jesse_the_k]

You named it -- housing costs for folks in NYC and SF mean $200,000 doesn't travel far.

And of course also, Biden's program is all about reviving the middle class.