WASHINGTON, December 14, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today approved a proposal seeking comment on improving transparency and efficiency in the competitive bidding process for the E-Rate program. The proposal would require bids for E-Rate services and equipment to be uploaded…
Schools and libraries can start filing applications on June 29 for financial support for various tech equipment, including laptops and tablets, Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and broadband connectivity for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons. The funding…
Rules for the Emergency Connectivity Fund adopted yesterday by the FCC call for schools and libraries to enter into contracts with service providers for hotspots, modems and routers, said FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in answer to a question from…
FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has circulated a draft of proposed rules for the school and library broadband Emergency Connectivity Fund that was established in the latest COVID relief package adopted by federal legislators. The fund would be used for…
E-rate schools and libraries program funding should be used toward the cost of wireless or wireline connectivity for home broadband for students and teachers, said Microsoft in a video meeting with FCC officials last week. Microsoft estimates that over 19…
Less than 25% of respondents are confident that national ISPs have the ability to effectively use future federal funds to close the digital divide, according to a new policy study from Benton Institute for Broadband and Society with The Broadband…
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan bill that President Biden is signing today includes $7.1 billion for an Emergency Connectivity Fund that would provide additional E-rate funding for emergency connectivity and devices for schools and libraries. The money in The…
The FCC will provide funding of $1,366,378 to 291 schools in 32 states and Puerto Rico through its E-Rate program. A total of 220,584 students could benefit from the new E-Rate funding. The funding was awarded to entities that applied…
The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday, would make over $100 billion available for broadband initiatives. The majority of the funding — $80 billion – would go toward building broadband infrastructure, primarily rural…
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2020—The Federal Communications Commission today announced extensions of key E-Rate service implementation and filing deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These extensions, granted by the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, will alleviate…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC has made changes to the Rural Health Care (RHC) and E-Rate programs to enable them to more effectively support telemedicine and remote learning. The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is waiving gift rules…
Nearly 100% of U.S. school districts have enough broadband connectivity to provide 100 kbps of bandwidth per student and 38% of districts can support 1 Mbps per student, according to the latest school broadband report from EducationSuperhighway, a non-profit broadband…
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