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The Internet Subsidy Program remains available for Puerto Rico

The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Innovation, Information, Data and Technology and executive director of the Puerto Rico Broadband Program, Enrique Völckers Nin, urged citizens to find out if they qualify to receive the benefit of the Internet Subsidy Program, created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which seeks to help families pay for high-speed internet monthly.


The announcement comes after the federal government declared the week of June 14-22 as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Week of Action. During this period, the Puerto Rico Broadband program will be making various efforts to disseminate details about the program and how more Puerto Rican families can benefit.


“This week, we will conduct orientation directly in communities with the support of community leaders, whom we have trained to assist people in the application process. This new initiative of the federal government allows us to massively disseminate details about the program, which has benefited thousands of families, but we know that many more, who are eligible, have not yet applied,” said Völckers-Nin.


According to the official, Puerto Rico is one of the jurisdictions that has attended the most people with approximately 565,000 families. This subsidy provides a discount of up to $30 a month on the Internet service bill in eligible homes and a one-time discount of up to $100 for the purchase of a computer or tablet purchased from a participating provider.


The assistant secretary added that “we have launched several initiatives aimed at reducing the digital divide in Puerto Rico. This program has undoubtedly been a great help for families who qualify, but we want more people to receive the subsidy.”

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