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ECF Application Window Countdown: 8 Days to Window Close
The second Emergency Connectivity Fund Program application filing window is open for schools and libraries to request funding for connected devices and broadband connections for off-campus use by students, school staff, and library patrons for the current 2021-22 school year. … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, digital equity, Press Releases, public notice
Tagged broadband, connectivity, digital learning, e-rate, ecf, emergency connectivity fund, fcc
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FCC announces over $5 billion in funding requests for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program and opens a second application window
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today announced that it has received requests for $5.137 billion to fund 9.1 million connected devices and 5.4 million broadband connections as part of the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. The first … Continue reading
FCC Announces Emergency Connectivity Fund Application Window Will Open on June 29
Schools and Libraries Will Have 45 Days to Apply for Support to Aid Students Who Fall into the Homework Gap WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021—Today, FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced schools and libraries can begin to file applications on June … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Press Releases, public notice
Tagged 2021, broadbanc, connectivity, data, fcc, june
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Rural Broadband Providers Work with FCC to Meet Internet Needs of Students in Low-Income Families
Hundreds of Rate-of-Return Carriers Will Provide Discounts and Service Upgrades to Help Families Obtain Needed Broadband Services- WASHINGTON, October 1, 2020-The Federal Communications Commission this week enabled hundreds of rural broadband providers to offer discounts and service upgrades to families … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, e-rate
Tagged broadband, connectivity, COVID-19, digital learning, e-rate, fcc, Low income, students
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July 12th: Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality
The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online. If they get their way, they’ll allow widespread throttling, blocking, censorship, and extra fees. On July 12th, the Internet will … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, education policy, fcc, internet, internet services, July, net neutrality, protest
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FCC Releases Digital Inclusion Plan: “Strategies and Recommendations for Promoting Digital Inclusion”
With this plan, several of the following goals laid out in the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order are or can be realized. First, this plan marks another step in the Commission’s efforts to better understand non-price barriers to digital inclusion and … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Articles/Reports, Uncategorized
Tagged digital divide, digital equity, digital inclusion, equity, fcc, plan
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How to Give Rural America Broadband? Look to the Early 1900s
ZENA, Okla. — From the sofa in his living room, Clinton Creason can see the electric pole outside that his father staked 70 years ago to bring power to this remote area of hilly cattle pastures. Electricity came late here … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, connectivity, e-rate, fcc, high speed access, high speed internet, nh broadband, rural
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Historic Vote Will Connect More Low-Income Families to Internet
Now low-income students and families across the country will now have greater opportunities to benefit from broadband access at school and at home! Earlier this month, the Alliance for Excellent Education filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … Continue reading
Guide to Federal Funding of Broadband Projects
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA initiative released a guide to key federal programs that offer funding for broadband-related projects. NTIA intends this guide to answer questions from communities on how to access federal funding to support broadband planning, … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, e-rate
Tagged broadband, connectivity, Department of Commerce, e-rate, e-rate modernization, fcc, federal government, funding
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Measuring America’s Broadband Wants You!
Together, the FCC and SamKnows aim to provide America with reliable and accurate statistics of broadband performance. Volunteers will receive a purpose-built broadband measurement unit which can be plugged into the existing modem/router. This is called the SamKnows Whitebox. If … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, fcc, measure, SamKnows, testing, volunteer
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