What’s the news? AT&T is implementing a COVID-19 vaccination policy that extends our vaccine requirement to CWA-represented employees, helping to make our workplace safer for more of our employees and customers. This follows the policy we announced in August, requiring…
The vast majority of parents with K-12 children (93%) say their children had some online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new homework gap research from Pew Research. And while 70% of those parents said it has been very…
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program has reached a 5 million-household enrollment level, all of whom signed up since the program’s inception in mid-May, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced last week. The program covers some of the costs of monthly…
The FCC has approved initial funding for 62 applications in the second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The initial approvals total $41.98 million. The program supports healthcare providers and their patients by providing reimbursement for telecommunications services, information services…
The FCC is opening a second application window in its Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. The news came in tandem with the announcement that applications filed in the first window totaled $5.137 billion. The funding requests that the FCC received in…
KsFiberNet has completed Kansas fiber broadband deployments that were funded, in part, through the CARES Act. The regional fiber network was awarded $2 million in funding for the project through two Kansas programs known as Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas…
Schools and libraries have until 11:59 p.m. ET tomorrow August 13th to complete their applications for the FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund for remote learning resources, the FCC reminded eligible parties today. The $7.17 billion program’s application window opened June 29….
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program enrollment now exceeds 4 million households, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today. One million of those households signed up in the first week after the $3.2 billion subsidy program began in May. People are interested…
The FCC will begin accepting applications from schools and libraries for $7.2 billion in funding through the Emergency Connectivity Fund program tomorrow. On a briefing call with reporters today, senior FCC officials answered questions about the program voted into law…
Schools and libraries can start filing applications on June 29 for financial support for various tech equipment, including laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and broadband connectivity for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons. The funding…
Small rural carriers that receive Universal Service Fund (USF) support through the traditional high-cost program will breathe a little easier now that the FCC has adopted an order that adjusts a key budget constraint for the high-cost program. The order…
AT&T’s 2021 Future of School report shows that a majority of educators and parents have accepted the value of the hybrid schooling models that became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several survey responses that point to teachers’ acknowledgement that hybrid…
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