Discount Broadband Proposed for Middle Schoolers
The cable industry has proposed a two-year project to bring discounted broadband service to middle school students who don’t get broadband today, according to Post Tech, a blog published by the Washington Post. The National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s plan, called Adoption Plus, would target 3.5 million middle school children from low-income families. Cable providers represented by the NCTA said they would give free installation and a 50 percent discount for high-speed Internet service.
The offer would give cable companies more customers. It also hinges on government aid for computers and training. The industry group is pushing the government to use stimulus funds to help households with training on computers and Internet use as well as discounts for computers. The cable companies won’t get any of that funding.
Filed under: K-12 Education News
