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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Wi-Fi on a Mission

 Seems to good to be true, but apparently it's for real.

As you are probably aware, the FCC pulled the rug out from under applicants for school bus Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hotspot lending for Funding Year 2025-2026. The Eligible Services List said those services were eligible, but three months into the funding year, the FCC reversed course and made those services ineligible for FY 2025-2026.

What's a school or library to do? You've only budgeted for your post-discount share, so you'll have to kill the program. But wait! Along comes a white knight in the form of Mission Telecom, who has announced that they'll provide service at whatever your post-discount cost would have been

Some caveats:

  1. They use the T-Mobile network, so if you don't have a good T-Mobile signal in your area....
  2. The discount is only available through June 30, 2026.
  3. You still have to get out of your existing contract(s). This could be a major sticking point for school and libraries, but there's nothing Mission Telecom can do about it. Maybe you could beg for mercy from your existing carrier.

Kudos to Mission Telecom! 

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