WCB Seeks Comment on Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund Assistance WCB Announces Roundtable on Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Initial Milestone Dates for the Emergency Broadband Benefit ProgramįCC Adopts Report and Order for Emergency Broadband Benefit ProgramįCC Provides Details About Emergency Broadband Benefit Program EventįCC Announces Roundtable on Emergency Broadband Benefit Program WCB Addresses Cox, NaLA EBB Waiver Petition on Connected DevicesĮB Reminds EBB Providers of Informed Consent and Co-Pay RequirementsįCC Shares Start Date of Emergency Broadband Benefit ProgramįCC Begins Emergency Broadband Benefit Program TestingįCC Announces First Slate of Emergency Broadband Benefit ProvidersįCC’s Spending Plan for CARES Act and Division N FundsĮrratum - Emergency Broadband Benefit Program WCB Addresses LICT and Lumen EBBP Waiver Petitions WCB Waives and Extends EBBP Reimbursement Filing Deadline to July 15 WCB Addresses SPITwSPOTS EBBP Waiver PetitionįCC Announces Release of Regional EBB Data WCB Grants Atlantic Broadband Waiver of EBBP Reimbursement RulesįCC Enrolls 4M+ Households in Emergency Broadband Benefit ProgramĮmergency Broadband Benefit Program Waiver Petitions Order WCB Expands EBB Eligibility for School Lunch and Breakfast ProgramsĮBB Program Discount and Program Integrity Requirements Guidance OMD Announces Mitigation Measures for EBB Program CEP EnrollmentsįCC Inspector General Issues Advisory Regarding EBB Enrollment FraudįCC Seeks Comment on the New Affordable Connectivity Program WCB Implements EBB Program Integrity Measures for CEP Enrollments WCB Issues Guidance for Transition to Affordable Connectivity Program WCB Grants GCI and T-Mobile Waiver of EBBP Reimbursement RulesįCC Modifies Ex Parte Rules in Affordable Connectivity Fund ProceedingįCC Provides Additional Guidance on Affordable Connectivity ProgramįCC Issues Further Guidance for Affordable Connectivity Program Inspector General Warns of Providers Deceiving Lifeline Consumers Inspector General Advisory on Providers Deceiving Lifeline Consumers WCB Grants VPNet Limited Waiver of EBB Program Reimbursement RulesįCC Proposes a $220K Fine for Apparent Wire Fraud in EBB Program List of Broadband Providers that have Completed the USAC Election to Participate in the EBB Program More information regarding the Affordable Connectivity Program is available here. On November 15, 2021, Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a long-term, $14 billion program, which will replaced the EBB Program. On May 12, 2021, the EBB Program launched and consumers could apply for the program through the National Verifier and service providers began enrolling consumers. The Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau, other Commission staff and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) are overseeing and administering the processes and systems needed for the EBB Program. The Commission adopted the rules and policies creating and governing the EBB Program on February 25, 2021. The EBB Program will conclude when the fund is expended or six months after the end of the public health emergency. The Act directed the Federal Communications Commission to use the fund to establish an Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program), under which eligible low-income households may receive a discount off the cost of broadband service and certain connected devices, and participating providers can receive a reimbursement for such discounts. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 became law and established an Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund of $3.2 billion in the United States Treasury to help Americans afford internet service during the pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program provided support for broadband services and certain devices to help low-income households stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consumers looking for information on the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit should visit fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit.

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