Wednesday, April 15, 2020

No one forgot the Midwest when it comes to the internet.

Any problem with students having access to their lessons on the internet is owned by their parents. If they don't have internet, which can be very expensive into the home, they might have a phone that can serve as a "hot spot" and allow any screen to be a teaching screen. 

In the country where parents do not have internet access of a phone that can be used as a "hot spot", the schools have packed up the lessons and books into large envelopes with the student's name on the envelope. Then the student and family can come one at a time in a lobby to pick up the lessons FOR THE WEEK.

Honestly. There was a large sale of broadband that the federal government-owned during the Obama years.

Joe Biden is proving to be the de facto nominee of the Democratic Party. It is obvious that Trump intends to use every second of time in front of the public to carry out destructive politics, including during the pandemic. Every policy that President Obama championed with the Congress will be ridiculed by Trump politiccs.

March 9, 2016

Delivering on the Promise of Broadband & Access to Technology for All Americans (click here)

Connectivity is a path to greater opportunity. In today’s world, broadband and fluency with technology fuel economic growth, provide access to the world’s knowledge, promote skill development, and build stronger and more connected communities.

During President Obama’s seven years in office, we’ve seen unprecedented gains in wiring our nation for the future, including a tripling of the average home Internet speed, covering 98 percent of Americans with fast 4G/LTE mobile broadband, and doubling the number of schools connected to high-speed Internet.  As a result, we’ve seen a technology sector that spans coast to coast, the creation of millions of high-paying jobs, and a revolution in the way students learn in the classroom.

To further our efforts, and to ensure that low-income Americans can seize the opportunities of the digital age, President Obama is unveiling ConnectALL, an initiative to help Americans from across the country, at every income level, get online and have the tools to take full advantage of the Internet. Today, the Administration is submitting its recommendation that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reform a $1.5 billion per year Reagan-era phone subsidy program to turn it into a 21st Century national broadband subsidy to help low-income Americans get online. Alongside this FCC filing, the Administration is releasing a new study on the economic importance of broadband and calling for nonprofits, businesses, technology experts, and Government to join a national effort to reach the ConnectALL goal of connecting 20 million more Americans to broadband by 2020....