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Nov. 16, 2015 You’ve heard the news. A court granted a preliminary injunction stopping Sprint from disconnecting Internet to 429 schools, 61 libraries, and 1,820 nonprofits across the country. But instead of working to get the community of children, parents, seniors and disabled people transitioned off the WiMax network and on to LTE, Sprint appealed

November 13, 2015 Kansas City residents gathered yesterday to protest Sprint’s shutdown of broadband access to 300,000 vulnerable Americans, including 150+ Kansas City families, and deliver a petition to Sprint headquarters. Their message to Sprint and its CEO, Marcelo Claure: Practice what you preach and keep our Internet on. The group gathered near midday in downtown Kansas

November 11, 2015 A group of Kanas City residents is delivering a petition to Sprint tomorrow to protest Sprint’s plan to shut off broadband access to over 300,000 people. The petition — which urges Sprint to keep online a community of schools, nonprofits and libraries, along with at least 150 Kansas City families — contains more than 5,000 signatures

November 10, 2015 Today, a Massachusetts state court rejected Sprint’s request that Mobile Citizen and Mobile Beacon tender a $65 million bond to cover the alleged cost of its 90-day WiMax extension. In her ruling, Judge Janet Sanders called Sprint’s bond request “astronomical,” and also rejected Sprint’s request for a stay of last week’s preliminary injunction, which forced Sprint

Nov. 9, 2015 Per the preliminary injunction granted Friday, Sprint is supposed to be working with Mobile Citizen and Mobile Beacon to get our customers transitioned over to LTE. But it’s not. It immediately appealed the decision. And late Friday Sprint submitted a motion to the court requesting that the nonprofits that run Mobile Beacon

November 9, 2015 A Massachusetts state court today released a full decision explaining the preliminary injunction it issued last Thursday stopping Sprint from shutting down its WiMax network on Nov. 6. The decision, in part, reads: “…Sprint benefits tremendously from having the ability to use portion of plaintiffs’ EBS licenses for its own commercial use. That

Nov 6, 2015 When we won the injunction, we won a battle. We didn’t win the war. The injunction gave us 90-days to work with Sprint and make sure they keep their commitment to the American public. 

But Sprint is dragging its feet and has appealed the decision. Now, more than ever, there is work

November 5, 2015 A Massachusetts state court granted a preliminary injunction today, stopping Sprint from its plan to shut off broadband access tonight to 300,000 vulnerable Americans, including 1,820 nonprofits, 429 schools and 61 libraries across the country. “The injunction compels Sprint to honor its professed commitment to closing the digital divide,” said John Schwartz, the founder and

November 5, 2015 Today’s Mobile Citizen story features Boulder Preparatory High School in Boulder, Colo. Only 1 day left till the shutdown. Sign our petition today. In less than 24 hours, Sprint will shutdown broadband access to special needs students at Boulder Preparatory High School. Special Education Teacher Regina Keeley’s students rely on high-speed Internet to access their

Nov. 4, 2015 Today’s Mobile Citizen story features North Carolina Fair Share CDC. Only 2 days left till the shutdown. Sign our petition today. North Carolina Fair Share CDC is a statewide advocacy and leadership development organization. The mobile Internet service Mobile Citizen provides is essential for when the staff leaves the office and connects