What is Project 10Million?

Project 10Million is an initiative aimed at delivering internet connectivity to millions of underserved student households at no cost to them. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free high-speed data and free mobile hotspots—and access to at-cost laptops and tablets.

As the Covid-19 pandemic has made hybrid learning the new norm for millions of students across the U.S., the Un-carrier will continue to enhance Project 10Million to offer more low-cost data options, including unlimited, for school districts to pass on to student households at no cost to them. Each eligible student can still get the 100GB/year plan for FREE OR their school district can apply for our 100GB per month plan—which has about 3x the data we saw used by students at the start of the pandemic.

And we’re offering schools a low-cost unlimited option, too. All options are available on our biggest and best network ever—completely free for students!

Who is eligible?

School districts can apply on behalf of their students to participate. Project 10Million offers 100GBs/year of free data, free mobile hotspots and access to at-cost laptops and tablets, to eligible students participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)—one per household. Districts will need identify and qualify students as being NSLP-participants. We will continue to enhance Project 10Million to offer low-cost data options, including unlimited, for school districts to pass on to all of their students at no cost to them.

Note: Students or parents (of students) who wish to enroll should talk to their school administrator (Principal or Counsellor) to see if their school district is participating in Project 10Million.

• If your school district is already signed up, work with your school administrator to see if your child is eligible.
• If your district hasn’t signed up, talk to your school administrator about starting the application process.

What do you get if you are accepted into the program?

• Through their school districts, students can get FREE high-speed data, FREE mobile hotspots, and access to at-cost laptops and tablets. And we will also give school districts low-cost data options, including unlimited, for school districts to pass on to all of their students at no cost to them.

What is the homework gap?

• In education, students’ lack of access to reliable connectivity creates a divide between students who have internet access and those who don’t. This homework gap is the difficulty those without reliable connectivity face in completing assignments and communicating with teachers after the school day is done. It creates tremendous short- and long-term impacts: lower test scores, lower grades and limited opportunities after graduation.

Why is digital equity important? 

• Access to the Internet equals access to opportunity. In education, studies show that students without reliable access to the Internet outside of school hours consistently receive lower reading, math, and science scores. This changes drastically when students have equal access to connectivity.