Options for Reduced Rate/Free Internet Access for K-12 Student Households
- COMCAST (Click the link): Free WiFi for households with students
- SPECTRUM (Click the link): To enroll in the free broadband and wifi program, you can call 1-844-488-8395 Cellular systems are providing support as well to increase opportunities for users to use unlimited data for their cell phones to be used as hot spots (please note: that users must enroll in these programs to receive these offers)
- AT&T (Click the link): Programs and reliefs for increasing internet connectivity
- T-MOBILE (Click the link): The Lifeline program offers discounted telecommunications service for qualified low-income customers.
- Verizon (Click the Link): Verizon Lifeline is a government assistance program that offers discounts to qualified low-income customers.
Options for Reduced Rate/Free Internet Access for K-12 Student Households
Charter
Charter will offer FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit program - Call 1-844-488-8395
- Eligible households are NEW customers only
- Must have students in grades K-12 and/or college
- Installation fees will be waived
- Requirements: One or more members of your household must be a recipient of one of the following assistance programs:
- National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
- Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the NSLP
Comcast
Comcast will offer Internet Essentials for 2 months - apply online or call the numbers listed below
- Eligible households are NEW customers only
- Must have students in grades K-12 and/or college
- After the first two months expire, you can cancel the service or keep it as a regular paying Internet Essentials customer
- In 7-10 days you will receive an easy to use self-install-kit that includes a cable modem with a WiFi router
- No term contract or credit check and no shipping fee for equipment
- Requirements: One or more members of your household must be eligible for public assistance programs such as:
- National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
- Housing Assistance
- Medicaid
- Snap
- The website also includes the option to video chat with customer service agents in American Sign Language. There are also two dedicated phone numbers 1-855-846-8376 for English and 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish.
MIDCO
As of today, our education assistance program is ending. We remain committed to keeping everyone online and have options available for impacted families.
- Option 1: Lifeline Assistance is a government program that makes internet affordable for many low-income households. If a customer qualifies, this credit could provide internet service (25 Mbps download speeds) for as low as $5.70 per month, including a modem. If they’ve tried to get Lifeline assistance before and were rejected, we encourage them to see if their current situation qualifies. They should visit Midco.com/Lifeline to register and learn more.
- Option 2: If customers don’t qualify for Lifeline, they can still have internet service with our new Midco Internet Basics package featuring up to 25 Mbps downloads for $14.95 per month, including a modem lease.
Midco Internet for Remote Learning Needs Flyer
Frontier
Frontier is committed to helping qualified low-income individuals pay for telephone or qualified internet services. Lifeline service is a non-transferable (from one person to another) government assistance program that provides a discount on the cost of monthly telephone service only ($7.25) or qualified internet access service with or without telephone service ($9.25). Lifeline is limited to one discount per household and only eligible customers may enroll. To receive the Lifeline discount each month, you must certify that you or someone in your household currently receives benefits from one of these programs:
- Medicaid (also known as Minnesota Medical Assistance)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly Food Stamps
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
- VA Veterans Pension (Supplemental Income for Wartime Veterans)
- VA Survivors Pension
