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Internet Brasil – Free Mobile Broadband Chips for Low-Income Students

Brazil · Brasília · See the Brazil profile · See the Brasília profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 23% 92/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Brazil's Ministry of Communications distributes free 20 GB/month e-SIM chips to low-income students (CadÚnico). By end-2024, 159,449 students across 944 schools in 8 states received chips; 99% report using them for schoolwork.

159,449
Students receiving chips (by end-2024)
944
Schools covered
8
States covered
Internet Brasil – Free Mobile Broadband Chips for Low-Income Students

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP)
Period
2022–present
Keywords
education, telecommunications, government, digital inclusion

Context

Internet Brasil is a Ministry of Communications programme distributing free 20 GB/month e-SIM chips to low-income students registered in the CadÚnico social registry.

Results

By the end of 2024, 159,449 students across 944 schools in 8 states had received chips, and 99% reported using them for schoolwork.

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