Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries [electronic resource] : The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies

Corporate Author:: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Published:: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Physical Description:: 19 pages : digital, PDF file

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Discusses issues and controversies involving the FCC "e-rate" program, which provides a universal service discount on Internet and other telecommunications services for schools and libraries. Explains the administrative structure of the "e-rate" program and recent restructuring of the Schools and Libraries Corp. into the new Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Co., a nonprofit entity. Examines FCC funding and alternatives, eligibility criteria and application integrity, program status, and Congressional activity in the 106th and 107th Congresses.

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