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Rep. Daryl Deshotel, R-Marksville This legislation would lead to better access to healthcare, education and quality jobs, said the bill s author, Rep. Daryl Deshotel, R-Marksville.
The Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) program would use over $180 million in federal funds to provide broadband and internet access to 400,000 households in Louisiana.
Private and public service providers would apply to the GUMBO program to receive funding for the creation of broadband infrastructure in unserved communities around the state.
In the past year, the Louisiana Legislature created the Louisiana Office of Broadband and Connectivity as well as provided tax-exemptions on broadband equipment and supplies.
By Dian Schaffhauser
05/27/21
Delivery of
broadband off-campus has nearly doubled in K-12 between 2020 and
2021. While 49% of schools didn t provide off-campus services in
2020, just 5% are still in that position. The most popular delivery
method, by far, is the deployment of district-run hotspots. Seven in
10 schools use that approach, compared to 17% in the prior year.
Three in 10 districts work with their local communities to provide
WiFi hotspots, a practice that was adopted by only 19% in 2020. And
more than a quarter (27%) provide home access through free and
subsidized programs, compared to 10% the previous year.
Those findings
surfaced in the latest Ed
Tech Leadership Survey Report, undertaken by the