Lincoln, R.I. – November 5, 2026 – Mobile Beacon, a nonprofit provider of connectivity services for mission-oriented organizations, has opened its Wi-Fly Fall/Winter Grant Program to schools, libraries, health care providers, and nonprofits anywhere in the country. Applications are being accepted now through December 31, 2026.
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Lincoln, R.I. – November 5, 2026 – Mobile Beacon, a leading nonprofit provider of connectivity to mission-driven organizations, has launched its Connect for Success Fall/Winter Connectivity Grants for individual classrooms and schools. Applications are open until December 31, 2026.
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We’ve never done a Net Promoter Survey. Fair warning: when you ask people for their honest opinion, you’d better be ready for it.
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Discover how WiscNet’s rapid response, together with easily deployed Mobile Beacon systems, helped get Menasha, WI working again and the schools open on time for the start of the school year.
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Discover how unlimited mobile internet brings life-changing connectivity and mental health support to commercial ship crews at the Port of Mobile, AL.
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Telehealth isn’t a pandemic novelty anymore; it’s become standard care. All of this requires a secure connection.
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On July 27th, an EF-3 tornado more than one mile wide tore through Menasha, Wisconsin. WiscNet, a Wisconsin nonprofit network, deployed its emergency kits, which included satellite communication antennas and ten Mobile Beacon hotspots to restore connectivity for city hall, the Dpeartment of Public Works, and multiple schools.
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Nationally, about 50% of registered apprentices don’t make it past year one. Not due to motivation, but access issues – and the solution is more straightforward than most workforce organizations believe.
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In June 2024, the federal Affordable Connectivity Program came to an end, leaving an estimated 23 million households without the subsidy that had made home internet service affordable, and 5 million without any internet access. For residents of Western Massachusetts with potentially high-cost, low-speed rural broadband, the policy change particularly affected those least able to afford it.
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For nearly 30 years, E-Rate has helped schools and libraries nationwide afford the connectivity they need to serve their communities. Today, the future of that program is uncertain.
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