by News-Miner Editorial
The internet has revolutionized education in Alaska’s rural schools. But the internet remains expensive and most often slower than what is available in cities such as Fairbanks. Senate Bill 102, sponsored by the Senate Finance Committee, aims to improve internet speeds in Alaska’s rural schools. First, the bill would raise the floor for internet speeds in Alaska schools from 10 megabytes per second to 25 mbps. Currently, schools that do not meet the floor internet speed of 10 mbps can receive a state Broadband Assistance Grant, or BAG, to help achieve faster internet speeds.
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