In The News

HCS EdConnect powered by EPB has been highlighted regularly in the press. A collection of local and national coverage follows:

• Low-Income Internet Guide for All 50 States (CNET, 2025) https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/how-to-find-low-income-internet-in-your-state-since-the-acp-ended/
• The Digital Divide Persists. Now Is The Time To Close It. (Forbes, 2024) https://www.forbes.com/sites/nokia-industry-40/2024/08/12/the-digital-divide-persists-now-is-the-time-to-close-it/
• HCS EdConnect Connects More Students And Families Than Ever Before, Improves Academic Outcomes (Chattanoogan.com, 2024) https://www.chattanoogan.com/2024/10/10/493762/HCS-EdConnect-Connects-More-Students.aspx
• HCS EdConnect and Hamilton County School Board Meet to Discuss Progress and Future Initiatives for Student Internet Access (WDEF, 2024) https://www.wdef.com/hcs-edconnect-and-hamilton-county-school-board-meet-to-discuss-progress-and-future-initiatives-for-student-internet-access/
• Over 28,000 Residents Get Free Internet Through HCS EdConnect (Chattanoogan.com, 2023) https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/8/5/472836/Over-28000-Residents-Get-Free-Internet.aspx
• Hamilton County Schools offer no-cost high-speed internet for families in need (Local 3 News, 2023) https://www.local3news.com/hamilton-county-schools-offer-no-cost-high-speed-internet-for-families-in-need/article_c1a6ac34-34d3-11ee-8954-1b4bcceedef4.html
• Hamilton County, Chattanooga Mayors: “Being Back-To-School Ready Means Being Connected” (Chattanooga Pulse, 2023) https://www.chattanoogapulse.com/local-news/schools-education/hamilton-county-chattanooga-mayors-issue-joint-proclamation-/
• Hamilton County School students benefitting from free Wi-Fi program (Local 3 News, 2023) https://www.local3news.com/local-news/hamilton-county-school-students-benefitting-from-free-wi-fi-program/article_a0fc12a0-3c74-11ee-8c87-93ff9a898b74.html
• EPB offers free Wi-Fi for qualifying HCS families (WDEF, 2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IrwQ3SGP-M
• The Pandemic Released a Stream of Money for Broadband. Will That Advance Digital Equity? (EdSurge, 2023) https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-08-23-the-pandemic-released-a-stream-of-money-for-broadband-will-that-advance-digital-equity