Verizon exec: Reliable connection is a ‘fundamental right for all students’
As the larger part of it Mission To expand digital access and resources to promote digital equity and inclusion, Verizon announced that it is providing improved connectivity solutions to approximately 80 Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools run by Native American tribes in 64 reserves in 13 states. By doing so, the career is supporting BIE’s efforts to provide quality learning opportunities from an early age.
“A quality, high-bandwidth connection is important for students to learn wherever they are – especially in more remote areas,” said Maggie Hallbach, senior vice president of Verizon Public Sector. “We believe that this is a fundamental right for all students, and by upgrading technology and infrastructure across these tribal lands, including many with gigabit connections, we are helping BIE to enable a more comprehensive learning experience for these students. The future. “
Verizon’s investment is expected to give thousands of students access to reliable, high-speed Internet services and connected devices, some of which gained access early this fall. Overall infrastructure work across 13 states will be done by next year, Carrier said.
Verizon said it has “worked with multiple third-party access providers to design and engineer specialized access systems on a site-by-site basis.”
Previously, Verizon upgraded more than 100 sites from Legacy T1.5s to 100 MB sites, the work was provided by Networx Agreement of the US General Services Administration (GSA)Many of those schools are now accessing 1Gb Internet connections through an extension of Verizon’s existing Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order.
As a national Protest against police brutality Spread across the United States in 2020, Verizon CEO Hans Westberg made an emotional statement at the end of which he announced a pledge, on behalf of the Verizon Foundation, to donate $ 10 million to several social justice organizations, including – but not limited to –National Urban League, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Rainbow Push Coalition.
