[1st-mile-nm] FCC to double E-Rate Funding for Schools and Libraries

[Richard Lowenberg]

The Federal Communications Commission will double the amount of money 
it devotes to adding high-speed Internet connections in schools and 
libraries over the next two years, in an effort to meet President 
Obama’s promise to provide broadband service for an estimated 20 million 
American students in 15,000 schools, officials said Saturday.

Financing for the new spending will come from restructuring the $2.4 
billion E-Rate program, which provides money for “advanced 
telecommunications and information services” using the proceeds of fees 
paid by telecommunications users. The proportion that goes to broadband 
service in schools and libraries will increase to $2 billion a year from 
$1 billion.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/us/fcc-says-it-will-double-spending-on-high-speed-internet-in-schools-and-libraries.html





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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Dir.
1st-Mile Institute, 505-603-5200
P.O.Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
www.1st-mile.org  rl at 1st-mile.org
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