Initiatives

Connecting Students Who Need Digital Access

Student Technology Survey to Prepare for Online Instruction | Salisbury University
https://www.usmd.edu/cai/sites/default/files/TechSurveyForOnlineInstruct...

Five-item survey to better understand your students' technology needs.


FCC and Internet Providers' Repsonse to COVID-19

FCC agreement stating that providers will waive late fees, not cutoff service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
Altice USA is offering Altice Advantage 30 Mbps broadband solution for free for 60 days to any new customer household within their  footprint.
AT&T is offering open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low income families
Comcast is offering free WiFi for 2 months to low income families plus all Xfinity hot-spots are free to the public during this time
Charter Communications is offering free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription and at any service level up to 100 Mbps.
Sprint following FCC agreement, providing unlimited data to existing customers, and, starting Tuesday, 3/17/2020, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.
T-Mobile following FCC agreement, plus unlimited data to existing customers, and, coming soon, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.
Verizon Verizon is following the FCC agreement.  Also giving customers 15GB of extra data during pandemic.