Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 5, 1 May 2021 — Page 13 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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FEDERAL BROADBAND BENEFIT PROGRAM

For more information on participating providers and how to sign up for this benefit in Hawai'i, please visit: You ean also contact your loeal broadband and mobile carriers for more information and participation.

THE FCC EMERGENCY BROADBAND PROGRAM PROVIDES: • Up to S50/month discount for broadband services; • Up to S75/month discount for broadband services for households on Hawaiian Home Lands; • Up to S100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers (customer must contribute $10 - $50 toward the purchase). A HOUSEHOLD IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BENEFIT IF AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD MEETS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: • Qualifies for the FCC's Lifeline program: https://www.fcc.gov/lifeline-consumers; • Receives Medicaid or SNAP benefits; • Received reduced-price school luneh or breakfast during the 2019-2020 school year; • Experienced a substantial loss of ineome since February 29, 2020, with a total 2020 ineome below $99,000 (single filers) or $198,000 (joint filers); • Received a Federal Peil Grant in the current award year; or • Qualifies for a participating provider's low-ineome or COVID-19 program.

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BENEFITS WILL BEAVAILABLE UNTIL THE FUNDS RUN OUT, SO SIGN UP EARLY!