Mohawk Networks participation in the FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

On Tuesday, May 11, Mohawk Networks announced it is a registered internet service provider for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The temporary benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

The $3.2B Emergency Broadband Benefit program provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on the southern portion of Akwesasne.

A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:

● Has an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid or the FCC's Lifeline program;

● Approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year;

● Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;

● Experienced a substantial loss of income through job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020

and the household had a total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers

Emergency Broadband Benefit enrollment will begin on May 12, 2021. Eligible households can enroll by stopping at Mohawk Networks office located at 2819 State Route 95, Bombay NY, their Customer Experience Team has been trained and prepared to assist customers through the application and enrollment process. Households can also enroll directly with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) using an online or mail-in application. Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at getemergencybroadband.org or by calling Mohawk Networks office at (518) 358-2105 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.