BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A $100 million program to increase internet usage among low-income Alabama families during the pandemic has gone mostly unused. So the state is sending 300,000 more vouchers in a search for additional takers.
Al.com reports the state is attempting to expand the Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program after only 44,000 of 250,000 vouchers mailed in late August were used.
A spokesman says 75,000 students have gained internet access so far through the program, which seeks to make it easier for students to get online for school. But around 450,000 students qualify statewide.
