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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Important info to help support low-income patrons to get affordable home internet and devices.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xeop"> </span><span class="xnormaltextrun">Emergency Broadband Benefit toolkit materials are
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-outreach-toolkit" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">now available for download</span></span></a></span><span class="xnormaltextrun">.
The outreach toolkit is a collection of social media, </span><span class="xspellingerror">printables</span><span class="xnormaltextrun">, and other content to assist communities, outreach partners, and grassroots organizers in raising awareness about the Emergency
Broadband Benefit.</span><span class="xeop"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xnormaltextrun">All of the printed materials, except the poster, are designed to be printed in color or grayscale and can easily be printed on home or small office printers. Partners can copy and paste items like model tweets,
a press release, and a newsletter insert. Social media images are also available to help spread awareness.</span><span class="xeop">
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<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xnormaltextrun">Audio PSAs are currently posted and will soon be joined by videos that provide an overview of the program including an American Sign Language version.</span><span class="xeop"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xnormaltextrun">In addition to English and Spanish language versions of the materials, a fact sheet and two smaller printable handouts are available in Arabic, Amharic, Burmese, Traditional Chinese, French, Haitian Creole,
Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.</span><span class="xeop"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xnormaltextrun">These tools are free to use and can be co-branded and/or adjusted to your voice.</span><span class="xeop"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xnormaltextrun">Last week, the FCC </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-372014A1.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">announced</span></span></a></span><span class="xnormaltextrun">
that beginning on <b>May 12, 2021,</b> eligible households will be able to apply for the
<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit">
Emergency Broadband Benefit</a>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xparagraph"><span class="xnormaltextrun">Please send any questions about the toolkit materials or the Emergency Broadband Benefit to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:broadbandbenefit@fcc.gov" target="_blank"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">broadbandbenefit@fcc.gov</span></span></a></span><span class="xnormaltextrun">.</span><span class="xeop"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><img border="0" width="346" height="316" style="width:3.6041in;height:3.2916in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D74317.0F4B2250"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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