eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. For an update on the 2025 E-rate, register for an eSchool News webinar featuring expert insight. The time to do this is now.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Broadband — high-speed internet — is critical for learning. Without it, students can struggle to turn in or even access school assignments. And the pandemic focused attention on inequitable access to broadband services in education. In rural tribal areas, about 30 percent of people were unable to access broadband.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

million Americans who don’t have access to broadband internet. This issue is not just limiting education access, but it’s also contributing to an ongoing workforce crisis. It’s time to recognize that equal access to high-speed internet is essential, and urgent action is needed.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes. We also work in partnership with the state’s broadband office, Broadband Ohio. We serve nine counties across the tri-state area of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 25, 2017

By Phil Goldstein Increasingly, tech companies, including Google and Microsoft, see improving internet access for the underserved as part of their corporate social responsibility.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. schools had gained high-speed internet access, per the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum connectivity standard of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2022

It is estimated that nearly $208B will be spent on private 5G and LTE networks in 2025, according to Harbor Research. The Kajeet Private 5G wireless platform is uniquely designed to simplify private networks and bring both private and public wireless access capabilities together in one solution. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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