Laura Gomez’s two children were using her smartphone’s hotspot to log in to remote school early this fall, but the video calls often dropped. The connection was so weak the children couldn’t always see...
BRN FOCUS | IMPROVING INTERNET ACCESS IN RURAL AMERICA
Approximately 30% of U.S. K-12 public-school students lived in households without either an internet connection or a device adequate for distance learning.
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ICYMI: 7investing's Daniel Kline joined BRN AM this morning to discuss filling the digital divide in many rural areas of the United States. Visit www.broadcastretirementnetwork.com for the full interview.
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