Seven US public school districts in AZ, NM, NC, OH, SC, TX, and VA have announced or are already piloting Starlink internet access for rural students’ homes; Starlink costs $599 for equipment and $110/mo for service, but is paid for with a combination of federal, state and local tax dollars; ~400 households with ~700 students are using Starlink under a $1.2M grant from COVID-19 school relief money

Elon Musk’s satellite internet flies under the radar at public schools nationwide

Seven US public school districts in AZ, NM, NC, OH, SC, TX, and VA have announced or are already piloting Starlink internet access for rural students’ homes; Starlink costs $599 for equipment and $110/mo for service, but is paid for with a combination of federal, state and local tax dollars; ~400 households with ~700 students are using Starlink under a $1.2M grant from COVID-19 school relief money Elon Musk’s satellite internet flies under the radar at public schools nationwide Public school districts in Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia have announced pilot projects or are already using Starlink — but it’s not cheap. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/elon-musks-satellite-internet-flies-radar-public-schools-nationwide-rcna44318

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A group of likeminded people in SpaceX 🚀 are talking about this.