PHOTO: The initiative should see broadband in 30,000 households. (Supplied)
A government initiative to help students access the internet outside of school has just been expanded, allowing more families to have 12 months of free NBN in their home.
The School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) was designed to narrow the digital divide, but despite the expansion of the program, advocates for regional communication say that not enough people know they can access it.
“It’s pretty well not known. They’ve got 30,000 places available, and have only been about to fill about 1000,” Better Internet for Rural, Regional and Remote Australia co-founder Kristy Sparrow said…