NCTA, USTelecom, and NTCA Unite on K-12 Bridge to Broadband Initiative

The K-12 Bridge to Broadband initiative will enable more students to participate in remote or hybrid learning for the 2020-21 school year by identifying student needs, standardizing eligibility, and facilitating enrollment for sponsored services. NCTA—the Internet & Television Association, USTelecom, and NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association and their member companies are committed to common principles to work with public school districts or states to identify and connect students. 

The K-12 Bridge to Broadband initiative is modeled off the innovative Chicago Connected program which brought together philanthropists, city leaders, the school district and local broadband providers to efficiently identify and connect students without service at home. The K-12 Bridge to Broadband program will now take this model to national scale in partnership with broadband providers across the country so that every school district can quickly identify and connect their students to remote learning.