The National Communications Agency (Enacom) authorized this Wednesday through resolution 205/2021 published in the Official Gazette, a 14% increase in internet services granted by the Universal Basic Benefit (PBU) to the beneficiaries of the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), retirees and pensioners, among others.
The Basic Universal and Mandatory Service for the Internet Access Value Added Service (PBU-I) will be granted by providers of more than 50,000 accesses of at least 10 megabits per second (Mbps) Y its value will be $ 800 for the Metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (AMBA). In the rest of the country apply from 5 Mbps and the price will be the same.
If the provider has between 2,000 and 50,000 accesses, the PBU-I will also follow the standards established for the entire country except AMBA: 5Mbps for $ 800. For its part, the beneficiary can choose to access the lower speed plan with a discount of 30% and if the provider has less than 2,000 accesses, they will be 2 Mbps for $ 685.
With these new values, the specific increase is 14.28% and 14.16% respectively. Given this, the agency also ratified that facilitate the “Access to Non-Refundable Contributions (ANR) for technological change“for the operator Obtain the necessary infrastructure to be able to provide 5Mbps.
WHO CAN ACCESS?
Beneficiaries of the following benefits and their sons and daughters or holdings between 16 and 18 years old may access the program:
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Universal Child Allowance (AUH)
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Pregnancy Allowance (AUE)
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Sus children and daughters ages 16-18 and members of their household.
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Non-Contributory Pensions with gross monthly income not exceeding 2 Minimum Living and Mobile Wages
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Tambin his children and daughters between 16 and 18 years old.
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Registered users and users registered in the Social Monotax Scheme
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Retirements and pensions,
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TDependency workers who receive gross remuneration less than or equal to 2 Minimum Living and Mobile Wages,
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Workers monotributistas enrolled in a category whose monthly annual income does not exceed 2 Minimum Living and Mobile Wages,
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Unemployment insurance,
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Users incorporated and incorporated in the Special Social Security Scheme for Employees of Private Homes (Law N 26.844),
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Progresar scholarships,
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People who are unemployed or work in the informal economy,
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Beneficiaries and beneficiaries of social programs,
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Neighborhood and Town Clubs that are registered in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 27,098.
HOW TO ACCESS?
The procedure must be carried out with the company that has been chosen as the provider of the services, this ask for one affidavit ofavailable on the ENACOM page: https://www.enacom.gob.ar/declaracion-jurada-prestacion-basica-universal_p4798.
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