Mediacom Partnering with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.
Mediacom is partnering with the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) on the Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB
Program). The Emergency Broadband Benefit program enrollment will open on May
12, 2021.
As one of the partnering providers, eligible
Mediacom customers can receive a discount of up to $50 per month toward
broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for
qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands.
A household is eligible if one member of the
household meets at least one of the criteria below:
• Has an income that is at or below 135% of
the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs,
such as SNAP, Medicaid or the FCC’s Lifeline program.
• Approved to receive benefits under the free
and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program,
including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, in the 2019-2020 or
2020-2021 school year.
• Received a Federal Pell Grant during the
current award year.
• Experienced a substantial loss of income
through job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020 and the household had a
total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for
joint filers; or
•Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating
provider’s existing low-income or COVID-19 program.
Learn more by visiting www.mediacomcable.com/ebb
For Mediacom customers, the applications
process will be:
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1. Apply for the program by visiting https://getemergencybroadband.org/-.25in;line-height:107%">
2. Contact Mediacom directly by calling us at
855-330-6918