Sprint WiMax network users won’t get cut off today thanks to court-ordered reprieve
A legal win for some remaining customers will delay the final shutdown that was set for Friday A court ruling has put off the end for Sprint’s WiMax network, which was scheduled to shut down on Friday after a rocky seven-year history. Two low-cost service providers that serve schools and nonprofits won Thursday a preliminary […]
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Nonprofits Seek Emergency Injunction to Stop Sprint’s Shutdown And Keep 300,000 Americans Online
The nonprofit organizations that manage Mobile Beacon and Mobile Citizen have filed an emergency request with a Massachusetts state court asking it to stop the Sprint Corporation from its plan to shut off broadband access to more than 300,000 vulnerable Americans on November 6.
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Mobile Beacon Partners with San Mateo County Library on the Largest Library Internet Lending Pilot in California
Mobile Beacon, a national Educational Broadband Service (EBS) provider of low-cost, 4G mobile Internet access for schools, libraries and nonprofits, has teamed with San Mateo County Library (SMCL) to launch the “Bring the Internet Home” program.
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