School buses across the country are helping school children as they finish a decidedly unconventional academic year but they aren’t transporting students, they are acting as mobile Wi-Fi units bringing connectivity capability to students who lack broadband service. As the coronavirus pandemic closed schools across the country, many in rural or low-income areas without internet access were left scrambling as classes went online. Equipping buses with Wi-Fi to help accommodate the online learning is a short-term solution to a much bigger problem. Beyond the transition to online learning to complete the school year, the social distancing in place to stem the transmission of the coronavirus has increased the use of communications services as Americans try to stay connected, and in turn highlighted the hardships for those who lack connectivity.