"In rural Alaska, we don't have numerous options," says Patrick Mayer, superintendent for the remote Alaska Gateway School District. "We have one provider."
His district, where some students rely on planes to get to school in the winter months, has just under 400 students. Still, the district spends more than half a million dollars per year to ensure it has internet access at its six schools. The price tag is high, but the connection is what allows them to keep up with the rest of the world.
"It means the difference between having a school in the 21st century," Mayer says, "or a school in the 20th century."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5878405/fcc-erate-schools-internet-discount
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