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Capital Metro brings Wi-Fi to students who need it

The vehicles will be placed near apartment complexes to allow students the ability to study and do homework from their own homes.

AUSTIN, Texas — Capital Metro has partnered with the Austin Independent School District to help provide Wi-Fi mobile hotspots to students who need it.

Capital Metro has started sending its MetroAccess vehicles to locations from 2 to 8 p.m. to supplement AISD's already existing mobile hotspot program that runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The vehicles will be placed near apartment complexes to allow students the ability to study and do homework from their own homes.

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The Capital Metro busses will be sent to the following two locations during weekdays:

  • Springdale Gardens: 1054 Springdale Road
  • East Austin College Prep: 5800 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

In order to continue promoting social distancing, no one will be allowed on the busses.

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