Many get left behind in the digital world and using the library can be tedious month after month. Plus idiotic schools/teachers demanding having a computer and Internet to do school work and basically punishing those who can't afford that shit. ps: beware of spyware on any school issued computer, and never use it for anything beyond school work, as they can see everything you do.
Edit: Alberta now added. http://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2016/11/24/telus-launches-internet-for-good-pilot-to-support-15000-alberta-families
http://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2016/10/14/telus-launches-internet-for-good-pilot-to-support-18000-british-columbian-families
TELUS launches Internet for Good pilot to support 18,000 British Columbian families
Low-cost Internet pilot program offers $9.95 monthly Internet service to single-parent families receiving income or disability assistance from the provincial government
Vancouver, B.C. - TELUS announced today a new pilot program that will offer low-cost Internet service to low-income single-parent families across the province on income or disability assistance. In the coming weeks, approximately 18,000 single-parent families currently receiving assistance from the province will receive a coupon code in the mail. The code will allow them to activate TELUS' offer of Internet service for $9.95 a month. This innovative pilot program is entirely funded by TELUS and comes at no cost to the government or to taxpayers.
"The families participating in the TELUS Internet for Good program will have access to countless opportunities that are often taken for granted," said Darren Entwistle, TELUS President and CEO. "From applying for a job, to accessing online learning, to connecting with distant loved ones, to virtually experiencing vibrant art and music, Internet connectivity will ensure these families are empowered to reach their full potential in our increasingly digital society." * Through this pilot program, eligible single-parent families will receive a coupon detailing how to activate $9.95 a month Internet service from TELUS.
* Participants will have access to up to 25 Mbps download speeds and 300GB of data per month.
* Through collaboration with BC Technology for Learning Society, families who cannot afford a computer can purchase a refurbished desktop computer for $100 or a refurbished laptop for $150.
* TELUS is partnering with the Decoda Literacy Solutions, a provincial nonprofit literacy organization, to ensure that free digital literacy resources including on-line and in person learning programs are available to participants in this program.
* This pilot is entirely funded by TELUS and comes at no cost to the government or taxpayers. ;)
As TELUS Internet for Good offers the promise of a friendlier future in a digital world, TELUS plans to extend this program beyond British Columbia. The organization is currently working with the provincial government of Alberta to bring TELUS Internet for Good to Albertans before the end of the year.
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