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05/08/2025
Senate Ices E-Rate Hotspots
As expected, the Senate voted 50-38 in a party line vote Thursday to repeal an FCC rule that allowed schools and libraries to use E-Rate funding to loan WiFi hotspots to students and educators. FCC Chairman
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06/27/2024
FCC to Hold E-Rate Vote at July Meeting
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel revealed the agenda for the agency’s July open meeting, and it includes a vote on new rules that would open the door for new uses of E-Rate resources.
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11/27/2023
Nearly 3/4 of U.S. School Districts Beat FCC Goal
Approximately 74% of school districts in the U.S. currently meet or exceed the FCC’s recommended bandwidth goal of 1 Mbps per student, according to Connected Nation’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity.
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06/26/2023
FCC Encourages Learning Without Limits Through E-Rate
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is ready to make some changes to the E-Rate program. During a speech at the American Library Association’s annual conference, she asked her fellow commissioners to support a proposal to allow E-Rate funding to support WiFi access on school buses and hotspots in places like schools and community libraries.
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10/20/2022
At the Commission
The FCC launched a pilot program Thursday designed to make it easier for Tribal libraries to apply for broadband funding through E-Rate. Through the program, Tribal schools and libraries could receive support with the goal of finding affordable broadband internet service for those institutions. The pilot will initially target 20 Tribal libraries that are either new to the program or have expressed challenges applying in the past. It will also offer one-on-one assistance. Applications to participate are due Nov. 18.
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06/27/2022
FCC, IMLS Join On Funding Awareness
FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Crosby Kemper announced an MOU to jointly promote public awareness of federal funding opportunities for broadband. The goal is to generate efforts to promote access of affordable broadband programs.