Mission Telecom, founded in the 1980s as Instructional Telecommunications Foundation, Inc., is introducing a new $7 per month plan named Mission-Connect. It provides wireless internet hotspots, primarily to schools and libraries, to ensure access for underserved populations. The organization transitioned from educational television to wireless internet by leasing spectrum licenses to T-Mobile. Challenges arise as federal funding for the E-Rate program is at risk, complicating efforts to support districts seeking hotspots. Mission Telecom's team leverages extensive telecom experience to deliver effective solutions in a nonprofit framework.
"Most of my team has 15 to 20 years' experience in telecom. We're taking the best things from Verizon and AT&T and T-Mobile, and we're bringing them into a nonprofit organization."
"There's like $6.8 billion being withheld by the Trump administration for school districts. They've been applying for hotspots through the E-Rate program, but the Senate has already voted to eliminate that."
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