Published May 20, 2021 Updated May 20, 2021, 12:33 pm CDT
More than 1 million people have signed up for the Federal Communications Commission‘s (FCC) Emergency Broadband Benefit, a coronavirus pandemic-related program that offers monthly discounts to help people pay for broadband service.
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People could start signing up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit last week. Since then, the FCC says, more than 1 million people have signed up.
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The program allows for Americans who meet certain criteria to get a monthly discount of up to $50—or $75 for Tribal lands—to help pay for their internet access.
Congress allocated $3.2 billion for the program late last year, and the benefit will continue until that funding runs out or six months after the the federal government declares an end to the pandemic.