[Npoc-discuss] ICANN Launches Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot

[Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

Dear NPOC Members,

Please note that for those willing to attend ICANN69 V remotely and need
financial assistance for Internet connectivity, please read on.

Interested community members must apply in advance of ICANN69, and those
who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The
application deadline is *Friday, 2 October 2020 at 23:59 UTC*. The
application is available here
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/x0C0000Z2V10PNR0ud0B0E0__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKE4k_OZxA$>
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*ICANN Launches Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/I010bC00P0BJNd200Y0RE00__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKEX0V0zIA$>*

31 August 2020

LOS ANGELES – 31 August 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the Pandemic Internet Access Program
Pilot for ICANN69, following the ICANN Board's resolution
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/p0000C02XE000lNRdP0B012__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKEqFA-xGg$>
in support of the pilot program. To facilitate participation during the
remote Public Meeting, the pilot program offers community members who have
limited Internet capacity financial assistance to increase their Internet
bandwidth during ICANN69.

Reimbursement amounts of up to USD 60 will be provided to eligible
applicants who purchase additional Internet bandwidth (capacity or data
limits) for the duration of the month or billing cycle for October 2020.
The services must be rendered by a business entity or Internet service
provider, specifically for Internet or cellular data service. The provider
must also provide digital or paper documentation of the upgrade costs.

"It is important that we continue to find new, innovative ways of lowering
the barriers to participation, so that community members have an
opportunity to contribute and have their voices heard," said Maarten
Botterman, Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors. "This pilot program is an
important step towards that goal."

Interested community members must apply in advance of ICANN69, and those
who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to participate. The
application deadline is Friday, 2 October 2020 at 23:59 Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC). The application is available here
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/x0C0000Z2V10PNR0ud0B0E0__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKE4k_OZxA$>
.

For more information on the program, including eligibility requirements,
click here
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/x0C0000Z2V10PNR0ud0B0E0__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKE4k_OZxA$>.
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document is also available here
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/newsalerts.icann.org/c00020BC0PNR01dEK00cY00__;!!PtGJab4!ujFCU9cR-xxKU5bZj_QJpRzhqeEwxX67jvffAWZtRuJthrev92P9VQNHftrC9JiDXKG80SHiGw$>
.
About ICANN

ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global
Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an
address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That
address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN
helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world.
ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public benefit corporation
with a community of participants from all over the world.





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Caleb Ogundele

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