US operators AT&T and Verizon expanded programmes to address digital equity, as children commence a new school year and the government offers internet access subsidies through its Emergency Broadband Benefit.
AT&T plans to open learning facilities for students in eight US cities as part of a $2 billion Connected Learning programme launched earlier this year.
With support from Dell Technologies and the Public Library Association, AT&T’s centres will offer low-income students and families free internet access.
Non-profit Digitunity will provide free devices to students who need them, an AT&T representative told Mobile World Live.
Verizon detailed expansion of an initiative [1] designed to bridge the digital divide by providing access to wireless broadband and voice service to underserved communities. The operator partners with state agencies and non-profits to reach eligible participants in a further 11 states plus Washington DC.
The operators participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), which covers $50 of qualifying subscribers’ monthly bills. The agency reported 5.1 million EBB participants as of 1 September, with 68 per cent choosing mobile broadband for internet access.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/verizon-delivers-device-assistance-to-13-us-states
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