City Of Orlando: Emergency Broadband Benefit Workshops

Press release from the City of Orlando:

October 27, 2021

City of Orlando Host Emergency Broadband Benefit Workshops at John H. Jackson Neighborhood Center 

City of Orlando Host Emergency Broadband Benefit Workshops at John H. Jackson Neighborhood Center 

October 27, 2021 – ORLANDO, FL – To connect more residents with needed digital technology, the City of Orlando is working to help build awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  

As part of these efforts, the city is hosting two workshops to educate residents about the program at the John H. Jackson Neighborhood Center. This program advances the goal of the city’s Future-Ready City Master Plan to explore strategies to get residents better internet connectivity and bridge the digital divide in the Orlando community.   

As part of these efforts, the city is hosting two workshops to educate residents about the program at the John H. Jackson Neighborhood Center. This program advances the goal of the city’s Future-Ready City Master Plan to explore strategies to get residents better internet connectivity and bridge the digital divide in the Orlando community.   

The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to a $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households. 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 broadband provider.  

This press release was produced by the City of Orlando. The views expressed here are the author’s own.