Qualified residents may now sign up for reduced internet service and receive monthly savings of up to $30.
The FCC introduced the FCC Program in December 2021. Residents of Columbia may sign up for the program by going to fcc.gov/fcc, the fcc website, or by getting in touch with their internet service provider.
If one or more of the following conditions is met by a household member, or if the household income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, the household is eligible for the FCC Program.
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During the current award year, the recipient of a Federal Pell Grant
Fulfills the requirements to be eligible for the current low-income internet program offered by a participating provider.
Engages in the National School Lunch Program, Medicaid, SNAP, and other government programs.
Though Colombia ranks relatively low in global surveys of mobile and fixed broadband speeds, fixed broadband speeds have improved in recent years. Speedtest recorded a median fixed download speed of 97.80 megabits per second (Mbps) in March 2022, up from 53.76 Mbps in April 2021, placing Colombia 57th out of 182 countries surveyed. Mobile broadband speeds still lag; with a median download speed of 18.73 Mbps, Colombia ranked 128th among 140 countries surveyed as of April 2021.