[NFBofAlaska] FW: September 20-24 is Lifeline Awareness Week

Wed Sep 22 02:18:54 UTC 2021

Please check this over carefully as it may benefit you and help you get more
for your money when it comes to internet and phone service.

Bonnie

From: AccessInfo at fcc.gov <AccessInfo at fcc.gov> 
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: AccessInfo at fcc.gov
Subject: September 20-24 is Lifeline Awareness Week

On September 21, 2021, the FCC released a news release about Lifeline
Awareness Week, from  September 20-24, 2021.  Lifeline
<https://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers>  is an FCC program designed to help
make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers.  This
year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new FCC program, the Emergency
Broadband Benefit <https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit> , is also available
to help families and households struggling to afford internet service.
Households that qualify for Lifeline also qualify for the Emergency
Broadband Benefit (EBB).  

The EBB provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service
for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying
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 more than $10 and less than $50
toward the purchase price.  Consumers can find more information about the
EBB at https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit.  Consumers can apply online at
https://www.GetEmergencyBroadband.org/
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__getemergencybroadband.
org_&d=DwMFAg&c=y0h0omCe0jAUGr4gAQ02Fw&r=DmvsvO94LTTX-Yqr4e8BJq9kq8pUA8ZrNrY
QLwHRakg&m=r1W5bJ-TbTEuA4ulS2vxsiCS_PhsYG1pzLMBQB6xH50&s=omN13rexjKSBTuDGNKU
zt3XtNhGr8tDXpVvTpA_JjJc&e=> .  To learn more about EBB in American Sign
Language (ASL) visit:  https://youtu.be/ERrCGJlsFzw
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_ERrCGJlsFzw&d
=DwMFAg&c=y0h0omCe0jAUGr4gAQ02Fw&r=DmvsvO94LTTX-Yqr4e8BJq9kq8pUA8ZrNrYQLwHRa
kg&m=r1W5bJ-TbTEuA4ulS2vxsiCS_PhsYG1pzLMBQB6xH50&s=aEMXu76SppIhg3MZ2zdp_Zyl0
fqigQKMyuSNyU0sVBY&e=> . 

Lifeline provides up to a $9.25 monthly discount on qualifying voice and
broadband services for eligible low-income subscribers and up to $34.25 per
month for subscribers on qualifying Tribal lands. To learn more about
Lifeline, go to http://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers or
http://www.lifelinesupport.org/
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lifelinesupport.org
_&d=DwMFAg&c=y0h0omCe0jAUGr4gAQ02Fw&r=DmvsvO94LTTX-Yqr4e8BJq9kq8pUA8ZrNrYQLw
HRakg&m=r1W5bJ-TbTEuA4ulS2vxsiCS_PhsYG1pzLMBQB6xH50&s=rrd8waK7oqU0rlv9EWSUGg
uqlqLSTE1IQ-U87YGk4yI&e=> .  To learn more about Lifeline in ASL, visit:
https://youtu.be/wwkjVrd5xHc
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_wwkjVrd5xHc&d
=DwMFAg&c=y0h0omCe0jAUGr4gAQ02Fw&r=DmvsvO94LTTX-Yqr4e8BJq9kq8pUA8ZrNrYQLwHRa
kg&m=r1W5bJ-TbTEuA4ulS2vxsiCS_PhsYG1pzLMBQB6xH50&s=62BkOvGuTTiDnC4JXpFapXMpg
bEN_1K_zxocroTpddU&e=> . 

Links to the News Release:

URL:  https://www.fcc.gov/document/september-20-24-lifeline-awareness-week 

Word:  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-375904A1.docx 

PDF:  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-375904A1.pdf 

Text:  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-375904A1.txt 

If you are a person with a disability and need assistance with your Lifeline
application, contact the Lifeline Support Center at
https://www.lifelinesupport.org/
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lifelinesupport.or
g_&d=DwMFAg&c=y0h0omCe0jAUGr4gAQ02Fw&r=DmvsvO94LTTX-Yqr4e8BJq9kq8pUA8ZrNrYQL
wHRakg&m=r1W5bJ-TbTEuA4ulS2vxsiCS_PhsYG1pzLMBQB6xH50&s=jzaydGF9yRkpSn4_7k3dm
7lG7zGO-BB5Fe43uOpYbQQ&e=>  or call 800-243-9473.

If you have a question about whether your Lifeline service and equipment is
accessible, contact the FCC's Disability Rights Office at 202-418-2517
(voice), at 844-432-2275 (videophone for ASL users), or DRO at fcc.gov
<mailto:DRO at fcc.gov> . 

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