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Nonprofits using WiMAX sue Sprint, alleging violation of contracts ahead of network shutdown

October, 2015

Sprint is facing a lawsuit from two nonprofit groups that have been providing mobile WiMAX Internet service to low-income students and families. The groups allege that they had been offering unlimited WiMAX service to more than 300,000 customers, and with Sprint’s impending shutdown of the legacy Clearwire WiMAX network next month, are being pushed to accept LTE data service that will throttle the speeds of customers after they hit a cap of 6 GB of data, in violation of their contract with Sprint.

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Nonprofits sue Sprint as shutdown of WiMax network approaches

October, 2015

The dispute and lawsuit were triggered by the pending shutdown of Sprint’s WiMax wireless network. WiMax was Sprint’s first foray into faster mobile Internet speeds but has since been supplanted by faster LTE, or Long Term Evolution, technology.

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Sprint to Cut 300,000 Americans’ Broadband Access, Lawsuit Charges

October, 2015

The Sprint Corporation is planning to shut off broadband access to more than 300,000 vulnerable Americans next month, according to a lawsuit filed today in Massachusetts.

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Bridging the Tech Gap

September/October, 2015

The internet has transformed our access to business, education, and government services, directing us to computers when we need to find a job, do homework…

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5 Questions With Katherine Messier

August, 2015

Katherine Messier, managing director of Mobile Beacon in Johnston, talks about the company and its mission with Providence Business News.

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Missouri library to provide home Internet access to students.

June, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The Kansas City Public Library in Missouri is set to give out 25 free mobile hot spots to Kansas City Public Schools students for the next school year.

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Mobile Beacon Sprints Forward

May, 2015

We are in the process of transitioning to the Sprint LTE network to bring you more coverage & faster speeds in addition to other benefits. It’s very exciting news, and we want to keep you informed every step of the way.

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Mobile Beacon Partners with San Mateo County Library on the Largest Library Internet Lending Pilot in California

April, 2015

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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Niles Library to Rent Wi-Fi Hotspots

March, 2015

The Niles Public Library is preparing to launch a pilot program that would allow patrons to check out wi-fi hotspots. The hotspots allow users to connect to a wireless Internet network that uses Clear Wireless cellular towers.

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Library Pilot Program Announced

March, 2015

Do you have an idea to provide more digital services? Become one of our pilot sites and your programs could really take off with affordable, high-speed Internet access.

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