Affordable Internet Services

The programs described below offer ways that a family can fully cover their internet costs during the school year by utilizing the stipend and one of the low-cost internet programs below.

Comcast

Internet Essentials has partnered with Comcast to provide Internet Service at a reduced cost for those families who meets all of the following guidelines:

How to Apply:


AT&T

www.att.com/internet/access 

AT&T is offering low-cost wireline home Internet service to qualifying households:

Service availability and speed may vary by address. AT&T will assign you the fastest of these speed tiers available* where you live:

Comporium

The Lifeline Program is a federal program that provides a monthly discount on local home telephone or home broadband service to eligible households. To qualify for the Lifeline discount, you must receive benefits under one of the following programs:

To apply, customers must visit a Comporium retail store to provide proof of eligibility, a valid government issued identification card, and a Social Security card.  Only one benefit is available per household; either local home phone service or home broadband service, but not both.  Customers living on federally recognized tribal lands are eligible for additional discounts.  Certain broadband packages are not eligible for the Lifeline discount, depending upon the speed.    

Charter/Spectrum Internet Assist

Download an application for low-cost service to qualifying households:

https://www.spectrum.com/content/dam/spectrum/residential/en/pdfs/spectrum-internet-assist/Nov2019_SIA_Eligibility_Form_FINAL_REV.pdf

To qualify for Spectrum Internet Assist, a member of your household must be a recipient of one of the following programs: 

At Spectrum, we believe everyone should have access to reliable, high-speed Internet service. Through the Spectrum Internet Assist program, qualified households can receive: 

HTC Lifeline Program (Horry County)

https://www.htcinc.net/stay-connected/

Lifeline reduces residential landline telephone service by up to $12.75 per month ($153 in savings per year) or residential broadband internet service by up to $9.25 per month ($111 in savings per year)

You may qualify to receive Lifeline if your household income is at or below 135% of the Federal poverty guidelines or you receive any of the following benefits: Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA) or Section 8, Medicaid (Healthy Connections), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-formerly known as Food Stamps), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit Programs.

For program enrollment, HTC customers must visit an HTC location to present a photo ID and proof of eligibility.

Library Mifi

Do you need assistance with a temporary internet outage? 

Many local libraries in South Carolina offer an option to check-out a T-Mobile HotSpot for up to two-weeks. Please reach out to your local library branch or contact your school's Resource Coordinator for assistance in your county of residence:

Please note that these available services differ by county of residence. Cyber Academy of South Carolina's Community Resource Coordinator is available to assist you in locating the right option for your area.