FCC agreement — Stating that providers will waive late fees, not cutoff service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
Spectrum Free Internet Finder — Find free wifi near you offered by Spectrum.
Free Xfinity Wifi — Everyone can now access 1.5 million out-of-home Xfinity WiFi hotspots for free: These hotspots are normally located in business areas, retail locations and transit areas. To find your nearest hotspot, enter your zip code below.
Lifeline Support for Affordable Communications - $9.25 a month for phone or internet. Lifeline is available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, commonwealth, territory, and on Tribal lands. The Lifeline program is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).
AT&T COVID-19 response — Offers open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers and $10 per month plans to low-income families.
Verizon COVID-19 response — No special offers, but following the FCC agreement.
Sprint COVID-19 response — Follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers. Starting Tuesday (March 17, 2020) Sprint will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.
Programs Available to Help Make Internet More Affordable - There are both government subsidies and low-income internet programs from internet service providers that can help with your internet bill.
Eduroam is a global wifi network which allows you to access your university wifi from any participating university. An eligible university can provide users with wifi access at participating institutions through the use of their home institution credentials. Do you go to UNG but live closer to the University of West Georgia (UWG)? Simply drive over to the UWG campus and login to the wifi using your UNG credentials.
View a list of participating institutions to find the one closest to you.
For IT assistance, email helpdesk@ung.edu or call 706-864-1922