FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 11, 2014
FCC CONTINUES E-RATE REBOOT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 21st CENTURY DIGITAL LEARNING
Funding Boost Will Enable Schools, Libraries Nationwide to Reach Connectivity Goals over the Next Five Years
Washington, D.C. – Taking significant additional steps to ensure that the nation’s schools and libraries have access to robust high-speed broadband connections, the Federal Communications Commission today approved further modernization of its E-rate program, the nation’s largest program supporting education technology.
How Much E-Rate Funding Do We Qualify For? Click Here to Find Out Today.
Broadband is transforming 21st Century education and life-long learning. The Commission is implementing a fundamental reset of E-rate, the first such effort since the program’s creation 18 years ago, so that it can keep pace with the exploding demands for ever-faster Internet service placed on school and library networks by digital learning applications, which often rely on individually connected tablets and laptops.