The Emergency Broadband Benefit is expected to become available at the end of April, and providers still have time to submit election notice and participate in the program.
If you do not see your local residential provider listed below, and have families in your community that you believe would benefit from this program, we encourage you to contact them and forward this information to them.
Providers can find instructions on completing and submitting the election notice here: https://www.usac.org/about/emergency-broadband-benefit-program/system-resources/get-started/
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 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.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program?
A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below: 
- Qualifies for the Lifeline program;
- 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;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
- 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
- Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID-19 program
Mobile broadband services are device-based and available throughout the service provider’s cellular coverage area, similar to cell phone services. To view participating providers in your state or territory, click on the name of your state or territory below.
| Provider Name | Service Type | Offering Connected Devices (Laptop, Desktop, or Tablet)? |
| Access Wireless | Mobile | No |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile | No |
| ATC Communications | Fixed | No |
| Blackfoot Communications | Fixed | No |
| Cellco Partnership | Both | No |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | Fixed | No |
| Cintex Wireless, LLC | Mobile | No |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | Fixed | No |
| Direct Communications Rockland, Inc | Fixed | No |
| enTouch Wireless | Mobile | Yes |
| First Step Internet | Fixed | No |
| human-I-T | Mobile | Yes |
| Intermax Networks | Fixed | No |
| MTE Communications | Fixed | No |
| Red Spectrum Communications, LLC | Fixed | No |
| Sano Health | Mobile | No |
| Selectel Wireless | Mobile | No |
| Sparklight | Fixed | No |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Both | Yes |
| Ting Internet | Fixed | No |
| TruConnect | Mobile | Yes |
| Vyve J, LLC | Fixed | No |
| Wi-Fiber | Fixed | No |
| Ziply Fiber | Fixed | No |
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