There are government programs that can help with your internet bill, and numerous Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer low-salary web programs. These reasonable internet plans, salary based projects, and low-income family plans to reduce the cost of staying connected
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Program: Access from AT&T
Details:
Up to $10 per month (plus taxes)
10 Mbps
No term commitment
No deposit
No installation fee
In-home Wi-Fi modem included
To Qualify:
At least one person in the applying household must participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) or receive Supplemental Security Income (CA residents only).
Applicant must be without outstanding debt for AT&T fixed Internet service within the last six months or outstanding debt incurred under this program.
Program: Connect2Compete by Cox
Details:
$9.95 per month (plus taxes)
10 Mbps
No term commitment
No deposit
No installation fee
In-home Wi-Fi modem included
To Qualify:
At least one student in grades K-12 lives in the applying household.
At least one person in applying household must participate in one of these government assistance programs: the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), SNAP, TANF or public housing.
Applicant must have not subscribed to Cox High-Speed Internet service in the last 90 days, have outstanding Cox bills or unreturned equipment.
Program: Frontier Fundamental Internet Service
Details:
$19.99 per month (plus taxes), includes $14.99 for service and a $5 router charge
Speeds range depending on the type of service
No term commitment
No installation fee
To Qualify:
At least one person in the applying household must participate in one fo these government assistance programs: CalFresh, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medi-Cal, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
Must be a new Internet service customer.
Applicants may be eligible for a free Chromebook.
Program: Broadband Plan from Google Fiber
$15 per month (plus taxes)
25 Mbps
No term commitment
No deposit
No installation fee
In-home Wi-Fi modem included
To Qualify:
The applying household must be located in a neighborhood Google Fiber serves and with low rates of internet connectivity.
Program: Connect2Compete by Mediacom
Details:
$9.95 per month (plus taxes)
10 Mbps
No term commitment
No deposit
No installation fee
In-home Wi-Fi modem included
To Qualify:
At least one child in the applying household must participate in the National School Lunch Program.
Applicant must not be a current Mediacom internet customer, subscribed to Mediacom internet service in the last 90 days, have outstanding Mediacom bills or unreturned equipment.
Program: Spectrum Internet Assist
Details:
$14.99 a month (plus taxes)
$5 more per month for in-home WiFi
30 Mbps
No term commitment
Modem included
To Qualify:
At least one person in the applying household must participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, or receive Supplemental Security Income (≥ 65 age only). Current Spectrum Internet subscribers are not eligible.
Applicant must not be a current Spectrum internet customer, subscribed to Spectrum internet service in the last 30 days, or have outstanding Spectrum bills
Eligibility for and availability of internet service is confirmed during the application process. You may read all the eligibility requirements and internet service details on the ISPs' websites.
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