Opinion - At 30, E-Rate is a proven success. Let’s keep improving it.

The E-Rate program has provided nearly every American with access to high-speed internet through public libraries and schools ...
Government Technology

FETC26: Modernizing Ed Tech in the Post-Pandemic Era

Executive Director Julia Fallon says Congress may need to identify legislative means outside of E-rate to solve the home connectivity issue for students.
The Journal

Senate Votes to Rescind E-Rate Program Funding Loaner WiFi Hotspots for Schools and Libraries

The United States Senate has passed a joint resolution to overturn "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program," a July 2024 expansion to the FCC's E-Rate program that allowed schools and ...

Since E-rate expansion cuts, schools make difficult choices on hotspots

After the FCC pulled back coverage for school bus Wi-Fi and hotspots, K-12 leaders are scrambling to connect students without ...
Government Technology

FCC Chair Proposes to End E-Rate Funding for Wi-Fi Hot Spots

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is weighing proposals to end funding for Wi-Fi on school buses and library hot spots, two pandemic-era programs designed to extend Internet access to ...
eWeek

E-Rate Schools Cleared for Public Web Access

The Federal Communications Commission approved rules Feb. 18 enabling “schools that receive funding from the E-rate program … to allow members of the general public to use the schools’ Internet access ...