Indy Leaders Want Free Internet For All Students, This Pilot Program May Be The Start Pixabay The city of Indianapolis and philanthropic partners are creating an internet network pilot program to give a small number of K-12 students free broadband access and potentially expand it county-wide for all students. The $1.7 million pilot program will be based at six Marion County public and charter schools starting in February. A majority of the pilot is financed with $730,000 of the city’s federal CARES Act funding. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett says too many students in the county do not have adequate broadband for e-learning and other needs, but that could change if the pilot works and can find adequate funding.