[Mail_treas] FW: COVID-19 Response and Broadband

[Thor Sage]

Good morning!
As a follow-up to my message yesterday, I wanted to provide some information on broadband options for students that may not have Internet access at home.  Below you will find some regional options for delivering broadband to students in low-income households or underserved areas.  I'm also including a response from our regional Kajeet representative to a question about the availability of their cellular hotspot service given the potential for school closings.  With all of these options, it may be difficult to implement in a short period of time.  If you're interested in Kajeet, or any of these solutions for home broadband, you may want to act quickly.
As always, please let me know if I can answer any questions or provide additional information.
Thank you,
Thor


  *   Spectrum Internet Assist
     *   https://www.spectrum.com/browse/content/spectrum-internet-assist.html
  *   Kajeet SmartSpot
     *   https://www.kajeet.net/
  *   Cincinnati Bell Lifeline Program
     *   www.cincinnatibell.com/lifeline<https://www.cincinnatibell.com/about-us/consumer-information/lifeline>


Thor Sage
Executive Director
Miami Valley Educational Computer Association
937-767-1468  x3101
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Not-for-profit Technology Services for Education and Local Governments



From: Julie Collett <jcollett at kajeet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:06 AM
To: Thor Sage <sage at mveca.org>
Subject: RE: COVID-19 Response and Broadband

Hi Thor,

We are being inundated with calls. We will run out of stock at some point. So, time is of the essence. Today, I can fulfill orders, tomorrow, I am not sure.

With expedited shipping, we can get devices to districts in 2-3 days from the day they submit paperwork. Otherwise, we are looking at 1-3 week turn around time.

We do have a promotion going on that is making the solution more affordable. See attached details. Thanks, Thor!

Julie Collett | Kajeet | Business Development Executive | direct: (240) 482-3512 <https://mail.kajeet.com/zimbra/www.kajeet.net> | cell: (513) 658-8005

From: Thor Sage <sage at mveca.org<mailto:sage at mveca.org>>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:02 AM
To: Julie Collett <jcollett at kajeet.com<mailto:jcollett at kajeet.com>>
Subject: COVID-19 Response and Broadband

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Julie,
I'm sure you're getting a bunch of email right now.  Can you tell me what Kajeet is doing in light of the potential epidemic?  What can I share with our members who are scampering to try to address remote learning in the event of school closures?  Can you scale quickly?
Thanks,
Thor


Thor Sage
Executive Director
Miami Valley Educational Computer Association
937-767-1468  x3101
[http://www.mveca.org/images/logo.gif]<http://www.mveca.org/>       [i] <https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3947840/> [t] <https://twitter.com/mvecarcog> [f] <https://www.facebook.com/MVECA-707401659416692/>
Not-for-profit Technology Services for Education and Local Governments



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