Verizon Fios Home Internet military & veterans discount

Eligible military members and veterans can get a monthly discount on Verizon Fios home internet service.

New Fios customers - can get a discount with any one of these plans:

• $5 off/month on 300 Mbps
• $10 off/month on 500 Mbps
• $15 off/month on Gigabit Connection

And for new Fios customers, the $99 setup fee is waived when you complete your qualifying Fios Home Internet order online.

Existing Fios customers - Can get a discount if you already have an eligible plan or change to an eligible, available plan:

• $5 off/month on 300 Mbps
  
• $10 off/month on 500 Mbps
  
• $15 off/month on Gigabit connection

Learn more on our military discount program page.

Note: This discount can’t be combined with the Verizon Connections discount or Ultimate Employee offer. Limit is 1 military, first responder, teachers or nurses discount per account.

Fios Home Internet is currently available in key metro areas in these states:

• New Jersey,
• New York,
• Maryland,
• Delaware,
• Massachusetts,
• Pennsylvania,
• Rhode Island,
• Virginia,
• Washington DC.

Military members and veterans may also qualify for:

• A monthly discount on our Unlimited plans for your mobile devices. Visit our Verizon plan discounts for Military, Veterans and their families to learn more.

Note: When you have both Verizon Fios Home Internet service and Verizon mobile plans , you may also be eligible for additional monthly discounts through Mobile + Home rewards.

• A $5/month discount on either Fios Digital Voice or Home Device Advisor.

All branches of the US military are eligible for the discount, including:

• Marines
• Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• Coast Guard
• Commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Commissioned officers of the United States Public Health Service
• All military reserves and National Guard
• Veterans of all branches
• Cadets

You can apply online through our Verizon Fios military discounts page. You’ll be asked to validate your military status as part of the discount registration.

Yes. Veterans are eligible to apply for the Verizon Fios military discount.

This discount isn’t available through employers. You can visit our Verizon Connections page to see if a different Verizon discount may be available through your employer.

Note: You can have either the military discount or a Verizon Connections discount, but not both.

Verizon offers additional discounts you may be eligible for:

• Your employer may have a discount available through Verizon Connections.
• We also offer discounts to first responders, nurses, and teachers.

Note: Limit is 1 military, first responder, nurses, teachers or military discount per account. Discount can’t be combined with the Verizon Connections discount or Ultimate Employee offer.

If you don’t yet have a qualifying home internet plan:

1. Visit our dedicated page for military members.
2. Choose Check eligibility and follow the prompts to validate your military status with ID.me*. (Verizon is partnered with ID.me* for fast verification. If you're not yet signed up for ID.me, you're taken through a short registration process.)
3. Sign into your Fios account after validation.
4. Visit your My Plan page and follow the prompts to change to the 300 Mbps, 500 Mbps or Gigabit Connection plan and then view your discount.

*ID.me works with all web browsers except Internet Explorer.

If you already have a qualifying Verizon Fios Home Internet plan:

1. Visit our dedicated page for military members.
2. Choose Check eligibility and follow the prompts to validate your military status with ID.me*. (Verizon is partnered with ID.me* for fast verification. If you're not yet signed up for ID.me, you're taken through a short registration process.)
3. Sign into your Fios account after validation to view your discount.

Note:

• You only need to register once to validate discount eligibility for your entire account.
• You can only use 1 type of discount (e.g., you can’t combine a nurses and military discount on the same account)
• We ask that you validate through our process to be eligible for a discount. While we do not plan to contact your employer, we may ask for licensing information and that you verify current employment to qualify for the discount.
• You can change to a different eligible plan any time and the associated discount will be applied.

*ID.me works with all web browsers except Internet Explorer.

If you’re not a Verizon Fios customer yet:

1. Visit our dedicated page for military members.
2. Choose Check Eligibility and follow the prompts to verify your military status through ID.me* (Verizon is partnered with ID.me for fast verification). If you're not yet signed up for ID.me, you're taken through a short registration process.
3. Follow the prompts to check your residential address for plan availability and choose a plan.
   1. Choose the 300 Mbps, 500 Mbps or Gigabit Connection plan to qualify for the military discount.

Your discount is applied to your order.

Notes:

1. You only need to register once to validate discount eligibility for your entire account.
2. You can only use 1 type of discount (e.g., you can’t combine a military and military discount on the same account)
3. We ask that you validate through our process to be eligible for a discount. While we do not plan to contact your employer, we may ask for licensing information and that you verify current employment to qualify for the discount.
4. You can change to a different eligible plan any time and the associated discount will be applied.

*ID.me works with all web browsers except Internet Explorer.

If needed, we may ask you to upload a document to help validate your employment. Here are some things to note:

1. The proof of employment or affiliation can't be more than 60 days old.
2. Black out sensitive personal information (e.g., salary, tax amounts, banking information, Social Security Number, Employee ID Number)
3. You can use your device's camera to take a picture of your proof of employment or affiliation to upload. Your document image file must be one of these formats and less than 5 MB: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, TIF.
4. Your name, company or organization name and date must be legible on the image you upload. If your employer doesn't give a physical paystub you can upload an electronic direct deposit slip.

The information you provide is only used to validate your employment or affiliation status. We value your privacy and don't use the information in any way other than the stated purpose.

You'll see your discount on your monthly bill after 1-2 billing cycles. Learn how to view your bill by visiting our Billing & Account page.

Note: If you were asked to upload a document, it may take up to 10 days to review and process your submission.

Your discount lasts as long as you keep the qualifying home internet services and your status as a military member makes you eligible for the discount.

We ask you to re-validate your employment or affiliation status about once a year:

• When you receive a notice to re-validate your employment or affiliation, respond within 30 days.

• If you don't respond, your discount may be removed. If the discount is removed, you can validate your employment so we can re-apply your discount.

• After we process your renewal, you get the currently available discount.

Verizon is partnered with ID.me for fast verification of your military status.

Verizon Fios Home Internet customers who also have or get a monthly Verizon mobile plan can also get additional discounts on monthly bills and dollars toward their next mobile device.

Visit our Mobile + Home Rewards FAQs to learn more about rewards and how to sign up.

You can check the troubleshooting information below, or contact us at 1-800-Verizon (1.800.837.4966).

If you think there was an error when you tried to validate your credentials try validating again through ID.me.

You may be experiencing a network or VPN issue. Try visiting our discount registration page with a different device (e.g., if you tried to sign up with your phone, try again with your laptop or vice versa).

If you've received confirmation that your submission was validated but you don't get a discount:

1. Keep in mind it can take up to 2 bill cycles for any discount updates to appear on your monthly bill.
2. You may be on a plan that's not eligible for a discount. When you change to an eligible plan, you can apply for a discount.