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T-Mobile’s Project 10Million

T-Mobile is proud to partner with the NYCPS in joint efforts to continue to eliminate the Digital Divide in New York City. T-Mobile has a robust program, Project 10Million, that they are offering to all families who lack consistent internet connectivity at home for their K12 students, and qualify for free-reduced lunch, SNAP, or EBT benefits. Please navigate to Free Internet for Students: Project 10 Million, click on “Apply now,” and fill out a brief form to receive a free 4G wireless hotspot device with 100GB of high speed data, free, annually for five years.

If you need to find your student’s school to complete the form, please enter “NYC” in the School District box on the form. This will display four options. Please select ‘NYC Chancellor’s Office #NY-300000010000’.  You should then be able to locate the correct school in the School Name dropdown box by typing the first few letters of the school name. If the school is not listed for some reason, you can select ‘I do not see my school listed…’ and continue with the application process.

For more information on this project, please go to:  DTC Flyer – English or DTC Flyer - Español.  Any questions regarding delivery or support of the items should be directed T-Mobile.  If you have any issues in signing up the direct number for support is 1-877-775-1066.

Free Internet Locations in NYC

There are many places across the city where you can go to connect to the internet for free. Locations include:

Low-Cost Internet Plans

The following internet plans are available to eligible participants. Eligibility varies by provider. Contact the provider for more information.

Optimum (also known as Altice)

Optimum offers  Optimum Advantage, a plan that starts at $15/month. To qualify, you must be:

  • eligible for--or participate in--the National School Lunch Program (NSLP); or
  • a New York City resident who attends a New York City public school; or
  • eligible for--or receive--Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and 65 years of age or older; or
  • a veteran and receive state or federal public assistance.

Charter (also known as Spectrum)

Charter offers  Spectrum Internet Assist, a plan that starts at $25/month. To qualify, one or more members of your household must be a recipient of one of the following assistance programs:

  • National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 
  • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the NSLP 
  • Supplemental Security Income (for applicants age 65+ only) 

Verizon

Verizon offers the  Lifeline program, a plan that starts at $19.99/month. To qualify:

  • Your annual income is at 135% or less than of the U.S. federal poverty guidelines
  • You, or someone in your household, participates in a qualifying federal assistance program:
    • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly known as food stamps), or
    • Medicaid, or
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
    • Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA) 
    • Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit 
    • Tribal Programs (and live on federally-recognized Tribal lands)

For more eligibility information, visit How to Qualify - Universal Service Administrative Company page.  

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/digital-learning/ipads-and-laptops/free-and-low-cost-internet-options Source: NYCPS Digital Learning Assistance