What the Tech? Do You Qualify for a Government Discount on Your Internet Service?
You can qualify for the discount based on income or whether you get benefits from Medicaid, SSI, WIC, Snap, or similar federal assistance programs.
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$25 Million Grant to Provide More High-Speed Internet to Lowndes County
Hayneville Telephone, Inc. is getting a $25 million federal grant to expand high-speed internet service to more parts of Lowndes County.
What the Tech? U.S. Extending Broadband Benefits
With the price of everything seeming to go higher, the federal government is offering an extension of broadband benefits for millions of families to stay connected on the internet.
What the Tech? Is Your Internet As Fast As Your Neighbor’s?
Never mind the grass being greener, the internet may be faster across the street.
Troy Cablevision Sold to C Spire
C Spire has announced that it has reached an agreement to buy Troy Cablevision. The deal also includes the Union Springs Telephone Company.
Internet Company Moving from Georgia to Alabama, Bringing Jobs to Opelika
An internet service provider is moving its headquarters from Georgia to Alabama. Point Broadband recently announced the relocation of its headquarters from West Point, Georgia to the city of Opelika.
What the Tech? Do You Qualify for a Discount on Your Monthly Internet Bill?
Enrollment in the FCC’s largest-ever benefits program for broadband internet is underway. The Emergency Broadband Benefits program is a federal initiative to provide qualifying households discounts on their monthly internet bill.
What the Tech? Do You Qualify for the Broadband Benefits Program?
Millions of people will qualify for a new program from the FCC that will pay a portion of internet bills as well as offer a substantial discount on a computer or laptop.
What the Tech? Do You Qualify for Broadband Benefits?
2020 will be remembered as the year families worked and went to school under the same roof. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent closing of offices and schools resulted in high broadband internet bills as well as families being forced to purchase new computers and devices so everyone could do their work from home. The Federal Communications Commission is going to…
Broadband Internet Access for Alabama Students to Continue into 2021
Gov. Kay Ivey is extending the Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program into 2021 thanks to a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Trump on Sunday. Ivey’s goal is to ensure that families can continue using the service, which provides access to high-speed internet for about 200,000 Alabama students. It…
