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Can Tapping Into Unused Broadband Spectrum Boost K-12 Connectivity?

02/27/2019

School advocates hope that a proposal under consideration by the Federal Communications Commission to tap into a largely unused portion of broadband spectrum will boost students’ access to high-speed internet connectivity. The FCC is considering an array of ideas that it says will overhaul and “rationalize” outdated regulations for how the spectrum is governed, so […]

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Rural Americans Stand to Lose in Proposed T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

02/14/2019

BY CARRI BENNET & KATHERINE MESSIER February 14, 2019 One of the central challenges facing our country today is the growing divide between rural and urban America. As many economists have noted, rural areas are increasingly lacking the opportunities for job creation and growth that are found in our big cities. That gap is bad […]

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Senate Democrats Press for Hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

01/28/2019

Several Democratic senators voiced concern today over impacts of T-Mobile’s $26 billion agreement to acquire rival wireless service provider Sprint, and requested a hearing on the merger. At the same time, rural wireless carriers expressed their opposition to the deal. In a letter to chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, […]

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5 U.S. senators urge hearing on T-Mobile/Sprint merger

01/28/2019

Opposition to T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint is growing. A group of five Democratic U.S. senators sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee urging them to hold a hearing to examine the potential impact of the deal on consumer choice and competition in the wireless market. “The merger of T-Mobile and Sprint would […]

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More rural carriers announce opposition to Sprint/T-Mobile merger

01/24/2019

Washington, D.C., January 24, 2019 – More wireless companies serving predominantly rural consumers today joined the 4Competition Coalition, illustrating the growing opposition to the Sprint/T-Mobile merger from rural businesses and advocates. Western New York-based Blue Wireless and Alabama-based Pine Belt Cellular announced their opposition to the deal, as did Mobile Beacon, a wireless provider that serves more […]

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Debating the future of the 2.5 GHz EBS spectrum

01/23/2019

Mobile Beacon is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation (NACEPF) Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel continued her backing of an incentive auction for Educational Broadband Service licenses at 2.5 GHz at a forum in Washington, D.C., framing it as a compromise option to “honor” the intent for educational use in […]

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Statement By NACEPF and Mobile Beacon Regarding IIA’s “Can a Voluntary Auction of the 2.5 GHz EBS Spectrum Band Help Close the Homework Gap” Event

01/22/2019

“Today, educators across the country are utilizing EBS spectrum to solve the persistent challenges that prevent millions of Americans from getting online and engaging in our digital society. The North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation (NACEPF), the 2nd largest EBS licensee in the United States, and its subsidiary Mobile Beacon work side by side with […]

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Highland Park library now loaning out mobile hotspots

01/07/2019

The Highland Park Public Library now allows cardholders 14 and older to check out mobile hotspot devices that enable users to connect their smartphones, tablets, laptops or game consoles to the internet from anywhere. The hotspot devices can be checked out for a two-week period and renewed for one additional period. Librarians see the initiative […]

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Schools, library bridging the digital divide in Canandaigua

12/26/2018

Wood Library and the Canandaigua school district are partnering to make sure all students have access to the tech they need for schoolwork It’s a digital world, and we’re just living in it. In education, much like in other areas of our lives, we’ve come a long way. Gone are the days of pen and […]

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Mobile Beacon launches disaster recovery programs

11/21/2018

JOHNSTON – Nonprofit Mobile Beacon has launched disaster recovery programs for institutions in states hit by hurricanes Florence and Michael. The organization, which provides high-speed, low-cost internet access to facilities such as libraries, schools and hospitals, said it will serve existing customers in FEMA-designated disaster zones in the Carolinas, Florida and Georgia. Read more at […]

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