Sprint 1Million Project to Provide Free Wireless Devices and Service to 20,000 Florida High School Students
August 14 2017 - 11:27AM
Business Wire
Multi-year initiative to help Florida students
close the “Homework Gap”
Claudio Hidalgo, Region President for Sprint (NYSE: S) announced
today that more than 20,000 high school students in Florida will
receive free mobile devices and high-speed wireless internet
service from Sprint and the Sprint Foundation to help close the
“Homework Gap” in the state. The program will include six public
school districts across the state.
Through Sprint’s 1Million Project, beginning with the 2017-2018
school year, participating high school students in Florida will
receive either a free smartphone, tablet, or hotspot device and 3GB
of high-speed LTE data per month for up to four years while they
are in high school. Unlimited data is available at 2G speeds if
usage exceeds 3GB in a month. Those who receive a smartphone can
use it as a hotspot.
Florida will be one of 32 states for the nationwide rollout
beginning this fall which includes, 118 school districts, over
1,300 districts and 180,000 students. In total, Sprint will
distribute more than 20,000 devices to school districts across
Florida, including:
- Miami-Dade Public Schools – 14,000
lines/students
- Broward County Public Schools – 2,500
lines/students
- The Orange County Public Schools –
2,000 lines/students
- The Hernando County Schools – 1,700
lines/students
- St. Lucie County Public Schools –360
lines/students
- The Pinellas County Schools – 300
lines/students
Approximately 5 million U.S. families with school-aged children
do not have broadband access at home1, yet, at least 70 percent of
teachers assign homework that requires web access2. In Miami-Dade,
a 2014 report 3 indicated that roughly one in three households (35
percent) lack internet connection.
Anyone looking to support the program can visit
www.sprint.com/give1mp to make a cash donation via credit card4.
Used mobile devices can also be donated online or in Sprint stores.
Devices will be recycled or resold with net proceeds benefiting the
1Million Project. Visit www.sprint.com/1millionproject for more
information, and follow and support the program on social media by
using the hashtag #1MillionProject.
Quotes:
“No child should struggle to finish school projects because they
lack access to the proper technology,” said Claudio Hidalgo,
Sprint’s President for the Florida, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin
Islands region. “Sprint wants to do its part to make the learning
process a little easier and this technology is key to unlocking
students’ highest potential.”
“We, at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, are committed to
programs and partnerships that consistently raise the bar on
student academic achievement,” said M-DCPS Superintendent of
Schools Alberto Carvalho. “Our goal is to constantly innovate,
ensuring school is never out of session. We want to create a
continuous environment of learning so that students may capitalize
on a multitude of academic enrichment opportunities beyond the
classroom door. Thanks to Sprint’s donation, we can make that goal
a reality for 14,000 students.”
“With our robust digital learning program in place for all high
school students, connectivity to the web is critical for students
at home,” said Orange County Superintendent Barbara Jenkins. “We’re
thankful that the Sprint 1Million Project selected Orange County
Public Schools for this wonderful donation.”
“Technology plays a vital role in our students’ lives, both
inside and outside of the classroom," said Broward County Public
Schools Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. "We are excited to partner
with the Sprint 1Million Project, which reinforces our commitment
to personalizing and innovating learning through technology."
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company
that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to
the things they care about most. Sprint served 53.7 million
connections as of June 30, 2017 and is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 Pew Research Center > goo.gl/EmpJj8
2 The New York Times > goo.gl/5DacsH
3 Miami Herald > goo.gl/9UJbxZ
4 Cash donations for the 1Million Project are tax-deductible
charitable contributions to the Sprint Foundation. Device donations
are not tax deductible. Net proceeds from reselling/recycling
donated devices or $1 per device, whichever is greater, will be
donated to the program.
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