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• New Emergency Broadband Benefit from Federal Communications Commission

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is creating a new Emergency Broadband Benefit program to help households struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic.

• PUC Urges Consumers & Businesses to Reach Out to Utilities to Explore Assistance Options and Address Overdue Balances

  The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission urged consumers or businesses that may be struggling with larger winter utility bills or overdue balances to call their public utilities today to explore all available assistance options – and to take advantage of enhanced winter options before those programs may change or end.

• IRS offers guidance to taxpayers on identity theft involving unemployment benefits

  The Internal Revenue Service urges taxpayers who receive Forms 1099-G for unemployment benefits they did not actually get because of identity theft to contact their appropriate state agency for a corrected form.