Then Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, making billions available for the work.
To fully address the need of students who don’t have broadband at home, the district would likely need an additional 100 towers, staff previously told trustees. Dallas ISD installed a tall WiFi antenna at Lincoln High School to broadcast an internet signal to homes in the nearby neighborhoods in Dallas, Friday, May 27, 2022.DISD also is connecting families via hotspots, though that is largely going by the wayside. That method was popular in the early days of the pandemic as a quick option, but it was unreliable and dependent on the existing service in the area to receive a connection.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created a new – and immense – pot of funding to help states expand their broadband. Maps that detail where internet access is lacking, address by address, will determine how much money is awarded to states. While his community implemented some solutions, not everyone had the support or resources to do the same. He hopes the work of the state office will establish broadband as a universal utility, rather than a “special thing that some people have.”
JanisBr34481052 Um...shouldn't you have a sustainable power source first? I mean to actually enjoy the advanced broadband.