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fromTelecompetitor
18 hours ago

Mission Telecom Offers E-Rate Pricing to Help Students and Library Patrons

Mission Telecom matches E-Rate-subsidized costs to provide affordable mobile hotspot and school bus Wi-Fi connectivity for schools and libraries through June 30, 2026.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

FCC chairman leads "cruel" vote to take Wi-Fi access away from school kids

Students who rely on long bus rides to complete assignments and library patrons who depend on hotspots for work, education, or telehealth will suddenly lose access to essential tools. This decision is a step backward.
US politics
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fromThe Verge
5 months ago
US politics

Congress votes to pull funding for free Wi-Fi hotspots at schools and libraries

Senate ends FCC rule for funding Wi-Fi hotspots outside schools, igniting debate on internet access and regulations.
fromArs Technica
5 months ago
NYC parents

Senate passes "cruel" Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

The FCC's proposed rule changes regarding hotspot lending face strong opposition from lawmakers concerned about their impact on digital equity for students.
US politics
fromThe Verge
5 months ago

Congress votes to pull funding for free Wi-Fi hotspots at schools and libraries

Senate ends FCC rule for funding Wi-Fi hotspots outside schools, igniting debate on internet access and regulations.
NYC parents
fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Senate passes "cruel" Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

The FCC's proposed rule changes regarding hotspot lending face strong opposition from lawmakers concerned about their impact on digital equity for students.
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fromTelecompetitor
3 weeks ago

Ex Technology, Arizona Lease Dark Fiber to Cox Communications

eX² Technology, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) will lease dark fiber along ADOT's Interstate 17 - under the 20-year Indefeasible Right of Use agreement - to Cox Communications. This 141-mile fiber segment leased by Cox will directly support the existing Schools and Libraries Program (E-rate) aimed at connecting Arizona schools and educational institutions along the I-17 corridor. The agreement comes on the heels for eX² Technology's first dark fiber commercialization agreement with Wecom Fiber, announced in late July.
US news
US politics
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

FCC Moves to Limit Kids' and Library Patrons' Access to Broadband

FCC Chairman Brandan Carr moved to reverse E-Rate funding for school-bus Wi-Fi and to end funding for offsite library and student hotspots.
fromTelecompetitor
3 months ago

Mission Telecom Introduces $7/Month Wireless Plan for Schools and Libraries

"Most of my team has 15 to 20 years' experience in telecom. We're taking the best things from Verizon and AT&T and T-Mobile, and we're bringing them into a nonprofit organization."
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