If you qualify for a fixed broadband connection with at least 250 gb per moth of data, why pay mobile data prices of $10 per gb or more?
There are some low cost internet programs for subscribers meeting certain guidelines. Usually you have to meet certain criteria to qualify:
. Income below %200 or 300% of federal poverty guidelines .
Eligible for government assistance programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, School lunch assistance, Veterans pensions, live in HUD assisted housing, SSI etc
. Live in a qualifying low income area.
Or some bewildering combination of the above
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These offers start at at$ 9.95 per month Mostly from cable companies to qualifying subscribers.
Some of these maybe be able to be used in combination with a lifeline program lowering the cost of these services even more,
Here is a preliminary list of what I see available.
Please post any other possibilities you know of.
§ Comcast Internet Essentials $ 9..95 per month.
Programs are available to,
§ Families, Housing Assistance, Seniors, Community College Students
https://www.internetessentials.com/applyhttps://www.internetessentials.com/apply
§ CenturyLink Internet Basics $9.95 per month
https://www.centurylink.com/home/internetbasics/
§ See Important Details
§ PREPAID Price For Life High Speed Internet Service: Service and offer are not available everywhere. Limited time offer. Only available through on-line sign-up at centurylink.com/simplepay. Rate is available to new, qualifying residential customers who reside in qualifying locations.
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§ Access AT&T $5-$10 per month
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§ Google Fiber $0- $15 per month
§ Charter Spectrum $14.99 per month
http://callforaction.org/spectrum-internet-assist/
§ Low Income Internet Assistance for Families, Students, & Seniors | Spectrum
Fast 30 Mbps high speed internet at an affordable price from Charter Spectrum. Get Spectrum Internet Assist for ...
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§ Cox Communications $9.95 per month
https://www.cox.com/aboutus/connect2compete/low-cost-internet.html
§ Eagle communications
To help address this important issue, we are announcing the launch of the Eagle Connect 2 Compete (C2C) program. We offer families who qualify for free lunches through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) can receive 5 Mb high-speed internet service for $9.95 per month and free modem use for two years. No tax dollars will be spent for this program, this is just another way that Eagle is keeping “Our Community…Connected."
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§ Frontier Internet
§ Frontier Lifeline Program - Find Out if You're Eligible | Frontier.com
§ You can apply your Lifeline discount to qualifying standalone internet access services. If you do not have voice (traditional telephone) services with Frontier, but you have standalone internet access, you may be able to quality for the Lifeline discount. Services and availability vary by state, so contact Customer Service and a Frontier representative will be happy to see if you have qualifying internet access services in your area.
§ Mediacom $9.95 per month
§ http://www.mediacomc2c.com/apply.aspx
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§ Pioneer communications
§ Lifeline Program | Pioneer Communications
A customer’s household is eligible for the Lifeline Program discount if that customer’s annual household income is at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines, or if the customer, a dependent, or a member in the customer’s household participates in one or more of the following:
Kansas Corporation Commission - Kansas Lifeline Program
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Participation programs include:
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly Food Stamps
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Medicaid
Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
Veterans Pensions and Survivors Benefit Programs
Eligible households may only have Lifeline on one wireless telephone or one wireline telephone, not both. Lifeline customers may not transfer their Lifeline discount to another person even if the other person is eligible.
§ Everyone on.org
https://www.everyoneon.org/find-offersFind Offers
Some other possibilites .
§ Many local libraries offer take home mobile hotspots.
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§ WildBlue satellite internet $39.95
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§ Earthlink offers dialup $9.95 per month DSL $14.95/month