INDIANA – The Southern Indiana Development Commission has announced that it’s working to help build awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission program. The program helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.
The program provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying tribal lands. The benefit also provides up to a $100 per household discount toward a one-time purchase of a computer, laptop, or tablet if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase through a participating provider.
A household is eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program if the household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Click here to view additional eligibility guidelines.
To promote the program, SIDC, and the Indiana State Library will be teaming up at the following libraries to assist individuals with applying for the Affordable Connectivity Program:
- May 3, 1-7 p.m. at the Jasonville Public Library.
- May 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Linton Public Library.
- May 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Shoals Public Library.
- June 7, 12 p.m. -6 p.m. at the Owen County Public Library.
- June 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Washington Carnegie Public Library.
- June 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Brown County Public Library.
- July 13, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Mitchell Public Library.
Eligible households can enroll by submitting an online application, by printing a mail-in application, or by contacting their preferred participating broadband provider and selecting a plan.
