During the lockdown, smart working and distance learning became more widespread than ever before. This has highlighted the strong need for many families, educational institutions and companies to equip themselves with useful and high-performance electronic devices such as computers and Internet services.
It is no coincidence that the PC Bonus meets this need perfectly.
Who is the Bonus aimed at?
The 500 euro pc tablet bonus is aimed at:
- families with ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) of less than 20,000 euros and can be used to buy computers, tablets and also to install an Internet connection;
- families with an ISEE of more than 20,000 euros, who will receive an incentive of 200 euros for the purchase of connectivity services;
- businesses, which will be able to receive up to 2000 euros for the purchase of connectivity services at least 30 Megabits per second or 1 Gigabit per second. The criteria determining the amount will be company size and number of employees.
The 500 computer bonus will therefore be useful for those wishing to purchase web services and browsing devices. The aim of the Internet bonus is mainly to offer families the possibility of being equipped with PCs, tablets and useful electronic devices, making it possible to connect to the Internet at all times.
Another purpose of the PC and tablet bonus is to support businesses, for which vouchers worth a minimum of 500 euros and a maximum of 2,000 euros will be provided.
How to get the computer bonus
In order to obtain the Internet PC Bonus, a few basic requirements must be met:
Computer bonus for students and families
- In order to qualify for the computer purchase subsidy, you must have no internet connection and have a connection speed of less than 30 Mbit/s, or have a connection of at least 30 Mbit/s and be willing to upgrade to a higher connectivity, up to 1 Gbps.
Computer bonus for companies
- companies wishing to apply for the PC bonus will be able to benefit from a voucher divided into two parts: 500 euros for a connection of at least 30 Mbps; 2000 euros for connectivity of up to 1 Gigabite.
Bonus PC: where and when to apply
The PC Bonus for families, students and businesses will be issued by Infratel Italia, a Mise (Ministry of Economic Development) company.
Infratel, through a web platform, will allow the accreditation of telephony and Internet operators willing to grant the discounts foreseen by the Bonus pc and tablet, both to new and old customers. The facility will last 12 months.
To apply for the 2021 PC and tablet bonus, follow the instructions of the Mise (Ministry of Economic Development). Applicants will not have to register on the Infratel web portal, as registration will be reserved for telephony and Internet operators only.
Those wishing to apply for the PC and tablet bonus should contact the companies providing the services.
In addition, with the press release of 15 March 2021 Infratel Italia updated the list of “accredited operators” and the list of “accredited operators with approved offers”.
The period from which it will be possible to benefit from the bonus for the purchase of PCs was established on 1 October in the Gazzetta Ufficiale (Official Journal) and beneficiaries will be able to request it by that date: 1 October 2021.
Only 408,000 applicants will be eligible for the PC bonus, and the first to apply will get it. The selection is therefore only temporal: whoever requests it first, gets it first!