About 100 mostly rural districts planning to use federal dollars to build new fiber-optic networks are now in limbo, causing uncertainty about the E-Rate program.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants a return to "light-touch" regulation of internet service providers, a move that critics say threatens the free flow of online […]
An online application portal has "serious flaws" and is over budget, harming schools and libraries seeking funds for telecommunications services, said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler blasted his Republican successor, accusing him of using "smokescreens" and "double speak" on key issues affecting K-12 schools.
The FCC rescinded a report showing its own program has helped spur falling bandwidth prices and new access to high-speed broadband for schools and libraries.
On February 3, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rescinded a report issued two weeks earlier that examined the progress of E‐rate since the modernization orders of […]
As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program’s Success.” Education Week. 8 February 2017. It’s common for a federal […]
President Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the influential agency could signal big changes for net neutrality and a new focus for the nation's broadband […]
As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “FCC Chair to Step Down; Championed E-Rate Reform, Net Neutrality.” Education Week. 15. December 2016. Given the president-elect’s stated intent […]
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who led a reform of the E-rate program and promoted "net neutrality," will step down on Jan. 20.
As quoted in: Molnar, Michele and Davis, Michelle R. “Post-Election Positioning: Implications for Education Companies.” EdWeek Market Brief. 11 November 2016. A Trump-appointed FCC could […]
School and library requests for federal support for many high-speed Internet connections more than doubled since 2015, according to a new analysis by Funds for […]