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Education Stakeholders Fight for E-Rate Funding for Wi-Fi Hotspots
Keely Quinlan writes the following in “School, Library Groups Ask Senate to Preserve Rule Allowing E-Rate Funds to Be Spent on Wi-Fi Hotspots” for StateScoop:In an open letter, nearly three dozen K-12 education and library groups asked that senators vote against a measure that would reverse a rule change made last year that allows schools and libraries to spend E-Rate funds on wireless hotspots. The letter, which was shared on [March 10] … asks senators to vote against a resolution introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., at the end of January that would roll back the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to allow schools and libraries to spend funds received through the E-Rate program on wireless hotspots. The decision, which was made last July by a 3-2 vote from the FCC along party lines, allowed schools and libraries to apply for subsidies for internet services that extend beyond institutions’ brick and mortar buildings, such as through the loan of Wi-Fi hotspots which can be installed to extend internet connectivity on locations such as school buses. For more information, read the article.
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