Supermassive Black Hole A Star

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Ep. 43, Page 9

smbhax

on Aug. 30, 2021

In the US, during the pandemic, low-income and other households may be eligible for an up to $50 federal discount off their broadband internet service through the Emergency Broadband Benefit.

I learned about this because a large, enterprising ISP sent a representative around to my college student neighborhood today offering to get us kids (or poor-ish old people like me who came here for the cheap rent) free internet through them and what would normally be their $45/month plan, but discounted to nothing through the EBB.

Now, the EBB program will expire when its $3.2 billion appropriation is exhausted, or six months after the end of the public health emergency. So you might not want to get yourself signed up for a year-long plan, like this company was trying to get me to do, if you're relying on the $50 EBB discount, because it could go away whenever. But if you're already getting broadband and paying for it, it might be worth checking if you can get that $50 discount while it lasts.

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The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for auction on eBay. : )