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"The district is also benefitting from a grant from Kajeet, a former cellphone company that now works to close the “digital divide” by providing school districts with connectivity tools, such as outfitting buses with Wi-Fi. Those buses will be deployed to low-income neighborhoods to serve as mobile hotspots, said Schwartz."

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"Since hotspots don’t require installation, and their costs can be paid by districts, they’ve become an increasingly popular solution for districts in recent weeks, says Daniel Neal, the CEO of Kajeet, which offers a device called a SmartSpot that plugs into computing devices and can be configured to work with various telecom carriers. “It’s an enormous spike in demand,” he says of his company."

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"Many students, particularly those from low-income families, might have an internet connection, but it’s likely on a mobile device, Krueger says.

Students living in rural areas may also lack cellphone reception, let alone reliable, high-speed internet access at home. Some districts have partnered with vendors such as Kajeet or found other creative ways to ensure students have sufficient Wi-Fi access."

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"The district is going to purchase 2,000 Kajeet Smartspots, internet WiFi hotspots that operate on a network of five different 4G cell phone service providers. This will make sure all students within the district have internet access to engage in their classes."

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"But as for the district’s long-term plans, administrators hope to start using online learning methods, once the district can ensure equal access to those materials. The results of a family survey show that several district families don’t have adequate internet access.

Mike Ribble, director of information technology for the district, said that in his discussions with other district leaders, the administrators determined that the best way to address that issue was to rent the 1,500 mobile data hotspots from Kajeet, a wireless provider, for $382,500. Families in need of internet access will take those hotspots home, and those hotspots will use mobile data from Verizon to provide local WiFi access at those families’s homes."

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"Need Internet access but don’t have broadband? Schools wrestling with how to help their students during this unprecedented crisis will want to hear Daniel Neal, Kajeet (@Kajeet) Founder & CEO, on another remote edition of Reality Check. Learn what he and Kajeet are doing now to “bridge the digital divide” and what you can do to respond to or get help during this challenging time."

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