Chattanooga, TN launched HCS EdConnect fiber-optic program to close the digital divide for students

Chattanooga, TN HCS EdConnect fiber-optic program

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The City of Chattanooga partnered with telecommunications company EPB to launch the HCS EdConnect program. The program provided internet access to 14,000 students in Hamilton County Schools and 11,000 local households by building upon the city's existing fiber-optic infrastructure. The program focused on closing the digital divide by prioritizing high-speed internet access for students enrolled in in reduced lunch programs and families who receive SNAP benefits.

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Chattanooga, TN

Municipality in Tennessee

United States

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HCS EdConnect Brings Internet Access to 25,000 Chattanoogans

A public-private program launched last year has helped thousands of students in Tennessee’s Hamilton County Schools acquire reliable Internet, building upon existing fiber-optic networks in Chattanooga.

Chattanooga connectivity initiative closes the digital divide in schools - Smart Cities World

The programme, which launched last year, has installed the internet at no charge in the homes of more than a third of all Hamilton County Schools students.

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