O2 joins the digital vouchers
This program is about giving subsidies to the Autonomous Communities of Spain, in addition to Ceuta and Melilla, of 240 euros per year. With these digital vouchers, what is achieved is that vulnerable groups can have a discount of 20 euros per month in their rates, being applied directly to O2 bills.
Although, for this, it is necessary to take into account which will be the Autonomous Communities in which O2 will participate. Otherwise, you will not be able to access this monthly discount. In this case, the operator will participate in: Castilla La Mancha, Valencian Community, La Rioja and Galicia. Although, from the company they make it clear to us that we must take into account that each community has its own regulatory bases.
In addition, the European Digital Bond will be exclusively available for new registrations fiber only or fiber and mobile and will be valid until December 31, 2023. Therefore, these two points will be better to keep in mind at all times. The clearest example is given by O2 on its website: «If you make a contract on November 25, 2022, you can benefit from the Digital Bonus until December 25, 2023«.
How to request the discount of 20 euros
The first thing we must do is request this subsidy from the Autonomous Community in which we live, as long as it is included in the list in which this particular operator will participate. To apply for this particular aid, keep in mind that it will depend on income, if you receive the Minimum Vital Income or other requirements such as registration, habitual residence, etc., established by each community. These are the websites to request the Digital Voucher:
Once we have carried out the process and we are notified that we are beneficiaries of said aid (the resolution period varies depending on each community), we will have to call 1551 to hire a fiber-only or fiber and mobile rate from O2.
In the first invoice in which this discount is applied, we will see the 20 euro discount (taxes not included) that will appear with this concept: «Digital voucher for vulnerable groups. Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU«.