FCC Offers $50 monthly internet discount

Agreed. Whoever made these rules are either stupid or have under-table deal with those communication companies. //@Anonymous: You're right about the criteria. But it is still stupid. If you have that much income to report on your tax return without a job, why those receiving less than that working their ass off do not qualify!? //@anonymous: You miss some key requirement criteria. If your 2020 income was at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers. that's only HALF of the criteria. you needs to show that you were in furlough or layoff state during some time of the 2020 year. //@Anonymous: I don't understand. The rules are absurd. I get it that "income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines", however "at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers". At least 80% of US family will qualify this since the median family income is about 60k~70k if I remember correctly. Did I misunderstand anything?

You're right about the criteria. But it is still stupid. If you have that much income to report on your tax return without a job, why those receiving less than that working their ass off do not qualify!? //@anonymous: You miss some key requirement criteria. If your 2020 income was at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers. that's only HALF of the criteria. you needs to show that you were in furlough or layoff state during some time of the 2020 year. //@Anonymous: I don't understand. The rules are absurd. I get it that "income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines", however "at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers". At least 80% of US family will qualify this since the median family income is about 60k~70k if I remember correctly. Did I misunderstand anything?

OK, thanks for the clarification. That sounds better. Still I feel that the bar were set so low/easy to pass. Even if someone was in furlough or layoff state during some time of the 2020 year, making 99k a year is still way better than most ppl. //@Anonymous: You miss some key requirement criteria. If your 2020 income was at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers. that's only HALF of the criteria. you needs to show that you were in furlough or layoff state during some time of the 2020 year. //@Anonymous: I don't understand. The rules are absurd. I get it that "income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines", however "at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers". At least 80% of US family will qualify this since the median family income is about 60k~70k if I remember correctly. Did I misunderstand anything?

You miss some key requirement criteria. If your 2020 income was at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers. that's only HALF of the criteria. you needs to show that you were in furlough or layoff state during some time of the 2020 year. //@Anonymous: I don't understand. The rules are absurd. I get it that "income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines", however "at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers". At least 80% of US family will qualify this since the median family income is about 60k~70k if I remember correctly. Did I misunderstand anything?

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I don't understand. The rules are absurd. I get it that "income at or below 135% of the federal poverty guidelines", however "at or below $99,000 for a single filer or $198,000 for joint filers". At least 80% of US family will qualify this since the median family income is about 60k~70k if I remember correctly. Did I misunderstand anything?

Yes if single filer, otherwise double, but there's other qualifications. I'll let the people that need this program take it. //@Anonymous: If I understand this correctly, if I made less than 99k last year. I qualify?

You don't care about your personal info if your income is qualified for this //@anonymous: I get $50 discount. they get my personal information. worth ?

Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household. Program rules acknowledge there may be more than one eligible household residing at the same address.

they and everyone else already have all your personal information //@Anonymous: I get $50 discount. they get my personal information. worth ?

I get $50 discount. they get my personal information. worth ?

Lots of personal information ????

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If I understand this correctly, if I made less than 99k last year. I qualify?

A great nation on the lifeline. How fitting