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MB Nation – Grant Recipient Updates
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Johnson & Wales University
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Cornerstone Christian Academy
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North West Prep School
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St. Casmier Catholic School
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Yuba County Career Prep
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St. Paul's Catholic School
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St Therese Catholic School
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Valley Arts & Science Academy
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St Theresa Catholic School
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St. Patrick Academy
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Schaefer Elementary School
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Kona Community School for Adults
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Jack London Elementary School
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Holy Rosary School
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Empire Elementary
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Academy Prep St. Peters
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Austin Peace Academy
Mobile Beacon awards community grant to The HUBB Arts & Trauma Center
Mobile Beacon is celebrating 10 years of providing high-speed, low-cost, mobile internet access to the anchors of communities: nonprofits, schools, libraries, and healthcare organizations. In honor of this anniversary, Mobile Beacon is providing 10 community grants to local and national organizations in support of their missions and the incredible work they do in their communities. […]
Read more Mobile Beacon awards community grant to R.I. Office of Healthy Aging’s digiAGE Collaborative
Mobile Beacon is honored to donate a community grant in our anniversary series to Federal Hill House – a partner in the Office of Healthy Aging‘s (OHA) digiAGE Collaborative. To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, we are presenting 10 grants to anchors of the community to support and enable local and national organizations in pursuance of […]
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205 more ISPs join Pai’s ‘Keep Americans Connected Pledge’
WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today announced that 205 additional broadband and phone service providers have taken the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, bringing the total number of companies to 390. By taking the Pledge, each of these companies has committed for the next 60 days to (1) not terminate service to any […]
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150 Low-Income South Bend Families Receive Computers And Internet Access
150 low-income families in South Bend received computers and internet access Wednesday. People lined up inside the Technology Resource Center in Ignition Park, waiting to receive their computer. The computers are provided by a partnership called Bridging the Gap which provides affordable computers and internet to people who are struggling financially. It’s a collaboration between […]
Read more Educators Lose Key Resource to Close the Digital Divide and Homework Gap with today’s FCC Vote
“The North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. (NACEPF) and Mobile Beacon are gravely concerned about the long-term consequences of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s decision today to dismantle the last 50+ years of public policy that designated a modest portion of licensed spectrum to educational entities to serve their communities. This Order not only […]
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Hundreds sign petition against FCC’s plan to commercialize education’s wireless service
The Federal Communications Commission received a petition with more than 800 signatures on Wednesday urging the federal agency not to commercialize a wireless service that has traditionally been dedicated to serving educational institutions and nonprofits. The petition coincides with an anticipated decision by the FCC to dispense with many of the requirements controlling who can hold a license […]
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Austin Public Library expands ‘Wi-Fi HotSpot Lending’ program
After a successful pilot at the Southeast Branch location, the Austin Public Library (APL) is expanding its “Wi-Fi HotSpot Lending” program to include 10 branch locations. The program, which originally launched in mid-December and ran for six weeks, lets library customers check out active Wi-Fi hotspots. Read the full article at KVUE.com.
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Report reveals surprising data about mobile broadband usage in schools
A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service. The report, “Creating Opportunity Through Connectivity: How Mobile Broadband for Anchor Institutions Impacts Communities,” analyzed […]
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Mobile Beacon commends FCC’s decision to modernize Lifeline
JOHNSTON, R.I., April 1, 2016 – Mobile Beacon, a national Educational Broadband Service (EBS) provider of low-cost, 4G LTE mobile Internet access for schools, libraries and nonprofits, supports the FCC’s landmark vote yesterday to modernize the Lifeline program. This decision will help pay for critically-needed Internet service that connects low-income Americans to education, jobs, healthcare, commerce, and […]
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On Eve of Sprint WIMAX Shutdown, Mobile Beacon & PCS For People do Final Push to Keep Low-income Twin Cities Residents online
Hundreds of people are expected at PCs for People’s St. Paul office on Tuesday, March 29. There Mobile Beacon and PCs for People will make a final push to help as many vulnerable individuals and families as possible retain their Internet access before Sprint’s permanent shutdown of WiMAX services on March 31.
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