| UO mobile wireless (MiFi) device loan |
A limited number of MiFi units are available for free checkout to UO students and employees to facilitate remote education and work and improve access. |
First, please review all other options on this page. If none of them meets your needs, then visit Mobile Wireless Device (MiFi) Request. |
| FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Program |
The Federal Communications Commission has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers.
Additional information, including eligibility requirements, is available on the FCC website, or by phone at 833-511-0311 (9am-9pm every day).
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Eligible households can enroll by visiting getemergencybroadband.org or through an approved provider. |
| Free Wi-Fi hotspots |
Comcast* has made its out-of-home Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots across the U.S. available to anyone for free, including those who don't subscribe to Xfinity Internet through June 30, 2021. For a map of Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots, visit https://hotspots.wifi.xfinity.com.
*Note: UO is aware of this service, but UO cannot recommend or endorse any specific service.
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Visit Xfinity Wi-Fi, Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot info, or Comcast
Visit the City of Eugene Utilities & Internet page for more hotspot resources
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| Mobile phone as a hotspot |
Some mobile carriers, such as AT&T*, are suspending Internet data caps and/or raising data limits to allow customers to use their mobile phones as high-speed data hotspots.
*Note: UO is aware of this service, but UO cannot recommend or endorse any specific service.
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Contact your mobile carrier for options. |
| eduroam |
If a campus near your home is an eduroam-participating institution, you can use your UO credentials to connect to that network. |
How to connect to the eduroam network |
| Internet Essentials from Comcast |
Comcast* is offering two months of free Internet service to eligible low-income individuals. When the first two free months expire, you can either cancel the service (which you can do at any time) or keep it as a regular paying customer. Offer ends June 30, 2021. Other details apply.
*Note: UO is aware of this service, but UO cannot recommend or endorse any specific service.
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Visit the Internet Essentials website
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| Access from AT&T |
AT&T* is offering Internet access for qualifying limited-income households.
*Note: UO is aware of this service, but UO cannot recommend or endorse any specific service.
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Visit the Access from AT&T website |
| Oregon Lifeline |
Oregon Lifeline is a federal and state government program that reduces the monthly cost of phone or broadband services for qualifying low-income Oregon households.
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Visit Oregon Lifeline |
| EveryoneOn |
EveryoneOn* is a service that helps find affordable Internet service and computers in your area. They have information on the assistance that many broadband and telephone service providers have pledged to prevent residents from losing Internet and phone service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Note: UO is aware of this service, but UO cannot recommend or endorse any specific service.
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Visit EveryoneOn |
| Others |
Many other broadband and telephone service providers have pledged to prevent residents and small businesses from losing Internet and phone service during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Visit Free & Low-Cost Internet Plans |