This company is offering free internet to students with no access. Here’s how it works.
Households with school-age children and college students can now get free internet for two months, Spectrum and Charter Communications announced Monday.
The company is offering speeds up to 100 or 200 megabits per second — depending on the standard speed for the area — and WiFi access for 60 days for those who need it for school, including teachers. The offer is only for households who do not currently have Spectrum and must be in Spectrum’s service area, which includes Lexington.
Most Kentucky schools began the academic year online and many districts, including Fayette County Public Schools, have struggled to provide enough hot spots for students who live in homes with no broadband connection.
The digital divide is particularly acute in Kentucky’s rural areas, where internet access is spotty at best.
According to U.S. Census data, approximately 75 percent of Kentucky households have broadband internet.
Spectrum first launched its free internet for distance learners in March, when most school districts across the country switched from in-person to remote learning at the beginning of the pandemic. Company officials said 448,000 households across the country took advantage of the deal.
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