As increasing technology adoption revolutionizes the way teachers teach and students learn, school districts need to continue to grow their bandwidth. The FCC has raised their bandwidth goal to 1Mbps per student and is the benchmark for expanding the reach of digital learning to every classroom, every day.
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Congress’s failure to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a significant blow to millions of Americans who rely on it to get internet and stay online. However, a new permanent affordable broadband benefit and the deployment of free or low-cost Wi-Fi to low-income apartment buildings can close America’s broadband affordability gap.
According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), including unit-level connectivity for MDUs in the BEAD subgranting process is a stipulation of the Program included in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and essential for achieving the goal of universal service.
EducationSuperHighway can provide recommendations and guidance to State Broadband Offices wishing to maximize their BEAD funding by prioritizing MDU connectivity.
