FCC Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel on EBB and Pell Grants for Students

On May 12, the Federal Communications Commission opened the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to the public. Since that time, households across the country that are eligible—including those who struggled with job loss during the last year, who have a child in the free and reduced school lunch program, or who received a Pell grant—have benefited from the broadband supported by this program. Local efforts to get out the word about [EBB] benefits are key. And that’s especially true for Pell grant recipients. Being nimble and data driven is essential because we have to meet consumers where they are. It’s also important that we recognize that our success comes down to reaching individual households, so that everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, has a fair shot at opportunity in the digital age.