Articles tagged as: internet access
March 11, 2024
More Indy Parks to add free Wi-Fi for improved internet access
Indy Parks said offering public wi-fi will allow facilities to host more community events, expand program offerings and provide spaces for students that support learning.
Read MoreJune 27, 2023
Indiana awarded $868 million in federal funding to expand broadband access
Indiana was awarded $868 million in federal broadband funding on Monday. This funding is part of over $42 billion nationwide in an effort to extend internet to everyone.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2022
Indianapolis libraries lead the way across the digital divide
It’s estimated nearly 90,000 households in Marion County are without a computer and more than 200,000 people live in homes without broadband internet. Indianapolis Public Library branches provide free access to computers and the internet when they are open, and after hours the WiFi is from the parking lot.
Read MoreAugust 31, 2022
Biden administration delivers $187 million to Indiana for high-speed internet access
More than 50,000 Indiana homes and businesses will get access to high-speed internet through new federal funding.
Read MoreApril 28, 2022
Indiana program to connect individual Hoosiers, businesses with internet service
More than 200 Hoosier households and businesses will get adequate internet through a new state initiative.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2021
Columbus, other Indiana cities working to contract high-speed internet
A plan to bring high-speed internet to about 80-percent of Columbus and Bartholomew County residents is in the works.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2020
Indiana Farm Bureau's Annual Convention Highlights 2020 Challenges, Future Efforts
While there have been federal, state and local initiatives to address the digital divide, thousands of Hoosiers still don't have access to internet that is reliable and affordable.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2020
Vigo County Schools Deploy Wi-Fi Enabled Bus Fleet To Connect Families Still Without Internet
Vigo County School Corporation is sending out nearly 140 school buses equipped with WiF to help students download and upload assignments during remote learning days.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2020
Holcomb Announces $51 Million To Continue Broadband Expansion
This is the second round of funding in the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program that will connect Hoosiers to affordable and dependable internet.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2020
Study: 84K Indiana Students May Lack Home Internet Access During Pandemic
A new study from Ball State University found that about 68,649 to 84,118 Indiana school-age children do not have internet access at home.
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