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> and for up to one million lines of cell service for those and other school-issued laptops and tablets, according to contract documents reviewed by New York Fo
by Aurornis 11mo ago
> and for up to one million lines of cell service for those and other school-issued laptops and tablets, according to contract documents reviewed by New York Focus
One million lines of cellular service for 800,000 students.
It’s a good idea to enable cellular service for those who don’t have adequate access at home. The majority of people don’t fit this description, though. As the article says, only about 1/8th of the students surveyed could be categorized as having inadequate access.
Somebody pushed a huge contract and got it, even though the service wasn’t needed at this scale. WiFi Chromebooks by default with a cellular option for the students who needed it would have saved a lot of recurring cellular contract charges.
- Atlas667 11mo agoClassic capitalist state leeching tactics, I'm betting somebody got a favor somewhere.
- blehn 11mo ago> It’s a good idea to enable cellular service for those who don’t have adequate access at home. But then the students with mobile access have an advantage over those who only have home access. And how do you determine who has adequate access at home and who doesn't? Much easier and more equitable to just provide it for everyone.
- Aurornis 11mo agoThe endless hand-wringing over extreme equity at all costs is causing a lot of bad decisions. How about this: Anyone who needs cellular can request it by filling out a form and then it’s activated on their machine. No equity problems. No need to buy a million lines of service for 800,000 students up front.