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Internet Subsidy Gives $50 A Month Discounts For Low-Income Americans

The $3.2 billion temporary pandemic program will last for up to six months after the pandemic is over or until the funds run out.

Financially strapped American families are now eligible for an emergency discount on their internet service under a COVID-19 relief program that went into effect on Wednesday.

The from the Federal Communications Commission provides a discount of up to

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