Texas Education Agency and Verizon enable distance learning for 18.9 Million students in 16 states

Verizon has partnered with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Gov Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) Operation Connectivity initiative to provide up to 18.9 million students in Texas and 15 neighboring states with a simple and quick way to access critical distance learning technologies. Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) public school students in Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin will benefit from discounted service plans for unlimited 4G LTE Internet access, mobile device management (MDM) and other security solutions required for student use.