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Wireless division teams up with FCC to offer qualified consumers broadband discount program Ridgeland, Mississippi (May 18, 2021) – C Spire Wireless is working with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to offer qualifying consumers $50 off their wireless service for a limited time, effectively providing free wireless service with no contract and no commitment. A division of C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, C Spire Wireless is participating in the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit program, a temporary $3.2 billion federal program designed to help households pay for internet service. The program, which launched May 12, provides discounts of up to $50 a month for C Spire wireless service and is limited to one line of service per household.
New Mexico Human Services Department Is Spreading The Word About Emergency Broadband Benefit New Program
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SANTA FE The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) announced Friday it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program.
The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.
The $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands.
Ribbon cuttings held for brewery, candy shop
GREAT BEND – The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce staff and Ambassador’s Club hosted Ribbon Cuttings at 1305 and 1403 Main Street to recognize two businesses.
The first was for the opening of Dry Lake Brewing.
Named after Lake Barton, Dry Lake is the first brewery ever in Great Bend and is locally owned.
Kevin Burkey and Ryan Fairchild opened the business on May 6 with seven employees.
Currently, the brewery is open from 3 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturdays.
On days without a food truck on site, you can bring in food or have it delivered to the brewery. Go to the website for a list of days with food and menus for each day.
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LUS Fiber is participating in an effort by the Federal Communications Commission to give discounts of $50 per month to eligible households for high-speed internet services.
The discounts come as part of the FCC s Emergency Broadband Benefit program, a $3.2 billion initiative to make high-speed internet more accessible to households with incomes near the federal poverty line during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has emphasized the importance of internet connectivity.
LUS Fiber customers can find more information about the program online at https://www.lusfiber.com/ebb.
Fiber customers can qualify for the discounts through a variety of methods, including household incomes at or below 135% of the federal poverty line or a substantial loss of income in 2020.