Government leans on tech and telecom firms to help students forced to stay home

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Students across the country are being asked to work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, but many do not have a computer, or have poor internet service.

and Cisco met at the White House on Wednesday with officials who asked the firms how they can help manage the crisis. The discussion ranged from how the technology companies could use their data to help track the virus to rooting out misinformation spreading online, according to people familiar with the discussions and a meeting readout.

Participants in the meeting described the tone as collaborative, with each company offering their own ideas and ways to help. Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon are among the states who have already asked some students to work from home.

 

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