Schools, Districts, Nonprofit in 11 Cities Chosen for Sprint Homework Gap Pilot

About 4,000 students in 11 cities will get free mobile devices and wireless internet through a Sprint pilot program aimed at closing the homework gap, the carrier said in a Monday news release. The pilot starts in January, with participating schools invited to join the multiyear initiative starting in the 2017-18 school year. After announcing the 1Million Project in October (see 1610110031), Sprint received 100 applications for the pilot program, the company said. Students get a free smartphone, tablet, laptop or hot spot device with 3 GB of 4G LTE data monthly, Sprint said. Speeds fall to 2G levels if a student exceeds the data limit, it said.