Source: Maxim Tamarov, KINSTON FREE PRESS, 11/1/19


Jones Senior High School senior Bryan Zavala spent a recent evening at Jones County Center, using the free internet there to work on stoichiometry problem sets for his college chemistry class. Like many high school students living in rural areas across Eastern North Carolina, Zavala has been utilizing public WiFi to complete homework and study for exams because of the lack of high-speed internet at home. Zavala, 17, takes five classes at Lenoir Community College and said he uses broadband to complete his work almost daily. .

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