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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Just signed up for it yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Great stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Justin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBofSC [mailto:nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christina Moore via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 28, 2021 12:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of South Carolina Mailing List <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Christina Moore <moorechristina107@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBofSC] Emergency Broadband Program through the FCC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I thought the following would be interesting for people in our state to know and very useful financially. Hope it is helpful and/or something that can be passed along.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have pasted below the description of this program because they describe it more thoroughly and properly than I might be able to:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-program"><span style='color:#2C75D6'>FCC program</span></a> to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>About the Emergency Broadband Benefit<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>The 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 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program?<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>A household is eligible if a member of the household meets <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>one</span></em> of the criteria below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Has an income that is at or below 135% of the <a href="https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2C75D6'>Federal Poverty Guidelines</span></a> or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers"><span style='color:#2C75D6'>Lifeline</span></a>;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>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;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:13.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.8pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:15.4pt'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>How to Apply<o:p></o:p></span></h4><div style='margin-left:7.5pt;white-space:pre-line;float:right;overflow:auto'><div style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:22.5pt;margin-right:30.0pt;margin-bottom:26.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'><a href="https://getemergencybroadband.org/" target="_blank" title="Click to go to https://getemergencybroadband.org/"><b><span style='font-size:12.5pt;color:white;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:#2C75D6'>Apply Now</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Eligible households must <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>both apply for the program and contact a participating provider to select a service plan.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>There are three ways for eligible households to apply:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Contact a <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-providers"><span style='color:#2C75D6'>participating broadband provider</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'> directly to learn about their application process. If you are unable to apply through them directly, you will have to apply using option 2 or 3 below, and then contact a participating provider to select an eligible plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Go to </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'><a href="http://getemergencybroadband.org/" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2C75D6'>GetEmergencyBroadband.org</span></strong></a> to apply online and to find participating providers near you. After you apply, you will have to contact a participating provider to select an eligible plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Call 833-511-0311 for a mail-in application or <a href="https://getemergencybroadband.org/how-to-apply/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2C75D6'>print a copy</span></a></span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>, and return it along with copies of documents showing proof of eligibility to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Emergency Broadband Support Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>P.O. Box 7081<br>London, KY 40742<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.25in;line-height:19.2pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>After you received a notice that you have qualified for the program, households must contact a participating provider to select an Emergency Broadband Benefit eligible service plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Again, I hope this is helpful to someone.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2B3E'>Christina</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>