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2021 TN Family Portal Help Guide

Highland Telephone Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

Because Morgan County Schools has been designated as a Community Eligibility Provision district, all students (regardless of income) qualify for this program under the Free and Reduced Lunch qualification.  

Special note: This program is sponsored by the FCC, not Morgan County Schools. We cannot answer questions or support any issues pertaining to this program. Our goal is purely to help share this information with our community. Please contact Highland Communications or Highland Telephone with questions. Thank you!

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.

About the Emergency Broadband Benefit

The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.

Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program?

A household is eligible if a member of the household meets 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 Lifeline;
• 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 due to 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; or
• Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.

How to Apply

Apply Now

There are two ways for eligible households to apply:

1. Contact your preferred participating broadband provider directly to learn about their application process.
2. Go to GetEmergencyBroadband.org to apply online and to find participating providers near you.

After receiving an eligibility determination, households can contact their preferred service provider to select an Emergency Broadband Benefit eligible service plan.

Emergency Broadband Benefits Program (EBBP) FAQs

Information found in this post was obtained from the fcc.gov website

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Ages 12 and Up

The Pfizer vaccine has received the final authorization to be given to children ages 12-15.  It was already authorized for use in 16-18 year olds.  In Morgan County the walk in/drive up hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am-11am and again from 1pm-3pm.  Those vaccines are administered at the EMS Building, 228 Flat Fork Road, in Wartburg.

COVID19 Vaccine Link

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