Mobile Citizen Extends Technology Assistance Grant Program Providing Affordable Mobile Internet to Chicago and Philadelphia Nonprofits
BOULDER, Colo – January 18, 2010– Mobile Citizen, a provider of mobile broadband for education and nonprofits, today announced its Technology Assistance Grant program is now available to non-profit organizations in Chicago and Philadelphia. This grant includes reduced-price service from Mobile Citizen, with unlimited usage for only $10/month or $120/year per account. It bundles Mobile Citizen's wireless broadband, powered by WiMAX, a fourth generation (4G) technology from Clearwire Corporation with a variety of benefits available only to grantees:
- 12 months of service from Mobile Citizen extended to 15 months at no additional charge. With this, nonprofits receive three free months of service per account.
- No implementation costs.
- Dedicated Mobile Citizen Customer Care customized for non-profit organizations.
- A free one-year membership to NTEN, a nonprofit technology network, ongoing information and news as well as access to a support community.
- A choice of additional value-added benefits including an educational webinar series.
The deadline for applications is February 19, 2010. Grant details and a simple grant application form can be found at www.mobilecitizen.org/grantchicago or www.mobilecitizen.org/grantphiladelphia.
The Mobile Citizen Technology Assistance Grant program helps provide non-profit organizations with affordable access to the Internet on the most advanced, reliable and secure mobile broadband service in the country.
"The demand for Mobile Citizen's Technology Assistance Grant program in other markets has been significant, so we are delighted to now be adding these two new markets," says Leslie Lord, Mobile Citizen's Director of Mobile Broadband Services. "Starting today, Mobile Citizen will be able to offer an affordable solution to Chicago and Philadelphia non-profit organizations in looking for wireless access to the Internet, or a low cost broadband alternative to cable or DSL"
Mobile Citizen service from CLEARTM is particularly useful to nonprofits with mobile or field-based staff or volunteers such as healthcare agencies, social service providers, fundraising staff and community outreach organizations that need anytime/anywhere, high-speed, secure access to the Internet.
About Mobile Citizen
Mobile Citizen is the first fourth generation (4G) service provider in the U.S. to offer mobile broadband service exclusively to education and non-profit organizations at remarkably low cost. By bringing the most advanced, reliable and secure mobile broadband service to schools and nonprofits, Mobile Citizen is making a difference in how people learn and work. Mobile Citizen was originally established by five non-profit organizations that got their start transmitting educational video to schools in the mid-1980s. These five organizations began providing educational video services to schools in 11 metropolitan areas across the U.S. by utilizing Educational Broadband Service (EBS) spectrum frequencies regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Their licensed spectrum is now also used for wireless broadband. For more information, visit www.mobilecitizen.org.
