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09/30/2025
FCC Meeting Faces Kimmel Aftermath, Media Ownership
Seven items were on the FCC’s September open meeting agenda, but it felt as if there was a Jimmy Kimmel-sized cloud that loitered over Tuesday’s proceedings now that the late-night debacle is in the rearview mirror (at least temporarily).
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09/03/2025
Carr Takes Aim at Bus Hotspots
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is calling for votes to reverse two recent agency decisions: a 2023 move to fund WiFi on school buses and a 2024 decision to support hotspots for students or library patrons outside of schools and libraries.
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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.