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February 25, 2021 14:40 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Mobile Beacon announces #MobileBeaconMoments Storytelling Contest Winner

Johnston, RI, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of our 10th-anniversary of providing high-speed, low-cost, mobile broadband access to the anchors of communities, we launched our...
December 15, 2020 11:00 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Mobile Beacon is Awarding 10 Grants to Anchors of the Community in Honor of 10th Anniversary

Johnston, RI, Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile Beacon is celebrating 10 years of providing high-speed, low-cost, mobile internet access to the anchors of communities: nonprofits, schools,...
October 29, 2020 14:16 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Educational Nonprofits Expand Partnership with buildOn

Johnston, RI, Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The educational nonprofit, North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. (NACEPF), and its subsidiary Mobile Beacon are proud to...
September 22, 2020 11:00 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Mobile Beacon invites customers to share their Mobile Beacon Moments for a chance to win a Community Grant

Johnston, RI, Sept. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile Beacon is celebrating 10 years of providing unlimited, reliable, and affordable mobile broadband service to the anchors communities across the...
May 04, 2020 09:55 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Mobile Beacon is Proud to Extend Our Commitment to the Keep Americans Connected Pledge to June 30th

Johnston, RI, May 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile Beacon is proud to announce it has extended its commitment to FCC Chairman Pai’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge until June 30, 2020. ...
March 19, 2020 10:06 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Mobile Beacon is Proud to Join FCC Chairman Pai’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge

Johnston, RI, March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile Beacon is proud to join our fellow broadband providers in pledging our support of FCC Chairman Pai’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge. “We...
January 28, 2020 10:12 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Over 800 students and families in seven cities across the U.S. received a computer and internet access from Bridging the Gap.

United States, Jan. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2019, Bridging the Gap distributed 879 computers and 606 mobile hotspots with three free months of internet service to over 800 students and their...
August 13, 2019 10:41 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

Community Anchor Institutions Encouraged to Apply for Mobile Beacon’s Grant Programs Aimed at Closing the Digital Divide and Homework Gap

Johnston, RI, Aug. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobile Beacon is now accepting applications for its two grant programs, Connect for Success and Wi-Fly Lending Launch Kit. The grants provide 25...
June 19, 2019 17:20 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

The FCC’s Draft EBS Order Is Devastating for the Educational Community says NACEPF and Mobile Beacon

Rhode Island, June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North American Catholic Educational Programming Foundation, Inc. (NACEPF) and Mobile Beacon vehemently oppose the Federal Communications...
May 20, 2019 18:01 ET | Source: Mobile Beacon

NACEPF and Mobile Beacon Express Concern After FCC Cites Unenforceable Merger Conditions As Reasons to Approve the Anticompetitive T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

Johnston, RI, May 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following Chairman Pai and Commission Carr’s statements of support for the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, the North American Catholic Educational Programming...