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* [https://newsroom.sprint.com/covid-19-updates-sprint-responds.htm COVID-19 Sprint Responds]
 
* [https://newsroom.sprint.com/covid-19-updates-sprint-responds.htm COVID-19 Sprint Responds]
 
**[https://theshaderoom.com/att-sprint-t-mobile-verizon-comcast-will-not-viral-pandemic/ AT&T, Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon & Comcast Will Not Terminate Services For Next 60 Days Due To Viral Pandemic]
 
**[https://theshaderoom.com/att-sprint-t-mobile-verizon-comcast-will-not-viral-pandemic/ AT&T, Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon & Comcast Will Not Terminate Services For Next 60 Days Due To Viral Pandemic]
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'''[https://psc.ga.gov/about-the-psc/consumer-corner/telephone/consumer-advisories/lifeline-assistance-program-link-up-georgia/ Georgia Lifeline Assistance Program]''' provides discounted phone service for eligible households.
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* To sign up, contact your phone company.
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* [https://psc.ga.gov/about-the-psc/consumer-corner/telephone/consumer-advisories/lifeline-assistance-program-link-up-georgia/ For eligibility requirements and FAQ’s]
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== Internet and TV Services ==
 
== Internet and TV Services ==
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** [https://www.cvt.org/COVID-19-resources Comcast/Xfinity Comcast Increases Access to and Speeds of Internet Essentials to Support Americans Through Coronavirus Pandemic]
 
** [https://www.cvt.org/COVID-19-resources Comcast/Xfinity Comcast Increases Access to and Speeds of Internet Essentials to Support Americans Through Coronavirus Pandemic]
 
* [https://my.dish.com/coronavirus My Dish Coronavirus Response]
 
* [https://my.dish.com/coronavirus My Dish Coronavirus Response]
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===Free or Reduced-Cost Internet===
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[http://www.internetessentials.com/ Internet Essentials] provides low-cost internet service and computers to low-income individuals and families
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* New customers will receive two free months of internet service if they apply by April 30
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* Learn more here: [http://www.internetessentials.com/ www.internetessentials.com/]
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* Other free or reduced cost internet options can be found at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ljwAd_1yduQ8XWOh2WNJBCKKbbyOhZ1L/view
  
 
== Electricity/Power ==
 
== Electricity/Power ==

Latest revision as of 06:21, 22 April 2020

Assitance with Utilities, by Type then Company

Spreadsheet from FB Group Atlanta COVID19 Community Response and Mutual Aid:

(I'll be using this to add links and info to the Wiki in the coming days, but it's damn useful!)

Auto Insurance

Wireless/Cellular Service

Georgia Lifeline Assistance Program provides discounted phone service for eligible households.

Internet and TV Services

Free or Reduced-Cost Internet

Internet Essentials provides low-cost internet service and computers to low-income individuals and families

Electricity/Power

Natural Gas

Water

The city of Atlanta is halting water service disconnections for 60 days beginning March 11 A list of other Georgia cities and companies that are suspending service disconnections.