{"id":20290,"date":"2023-09-20T16:33:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T20:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=20290"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T20:35:38","slug":"sen-ossoff-urges-georgia-families-to-sign-up-for-discounts-on-high-speed-internet-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-urges-georgia-families-to-sign-up-for-discounts-on-high-speed-internet-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Urges Georgia Families to Sign-Up for Discounts on High-Speed Internet through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff helped pass the bipartisan infrastructure law, which strengthened a program to help Georgians afford internet access<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Georgians can sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program&nbsp;at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/getinternet.gov\/apply?ln=RW5nbGlzaA%3D%3D\"><em>GetInternet.Gov<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ussen-my.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/g\/personal\/jake_best_ossoff_senate_gov\/ETuHBVnJ2xZFhnhht-1UUsQByPba22Pj-ALC-W5QXjnhrw\"><strong><em>PSA: Click here to download a new audio PSA from Sen. Ossoff with information on how to sign-up<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to make internet access more affordable for Georgia families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Sen. Ossoff launched a new audio PSA encouraging Georgians to apply for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.affordableconnectivity.gov\/\">Affordable Connectivity Program<\/a>, which was expanded through the bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who are eligible can receive up to a $30\/month discount on internet services and other one-time discounts on laptops, tablets, desktop computers, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgians can find more information about who qualifies for the Affordable Connectivity Program and learn how to apply for the benefit at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/getinternet.gov\/apply\">GetInternet.Gov<\/a>&nbsp;or by contacting your internet provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy office is standing by to help Georgians access affordable high-speed internet through this new service. Just call us at 470-786-7800 or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/\">Ossoff.senate.gov<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Georgia Department of Education, over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/georgiainsights.gadoe.org\/Dashboards\/Pages\/Affordable-Connectivity-Program.aspx\">640,000 Georgians<\/a>&nbsp;already enrolled in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues working to expand high-speed internet access for Georgians across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff announced a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/breaking-sen-ossoff-delivers-historic-1-3-billion-to-expand-broadband-internet-across-georgia\/#:~:text=Ossoff%20Delivers%20Historic%20%241.3%20Billion%20to%20Expand%20Broadband%20Internet%20Across%20Georgia,-June%2026%2C%202023&amp;text=Washington%2C%20D.C.%20\u2014%20U.S.%20Senator%20Jon,high%2Dspeed%20internet%20across%20Georgia.\">historic $1.3 billion investment<\/a>&nbsp;to expand high-speed internet across Georgia through the bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ossoff helped pass the bipartisan infrastructure law, which strengthened a program to help Georgians afford internet access Georgians can sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program&nbsp;at&nbsp;GetInternet.Gov PSA: Click here to download a new audio PSA from Sen. Ossoff with information on how to sign-up Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to make [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20290","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/20290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/20290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20292,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/20290\/revisions\/20292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}