By Dian Schaffhauser
02/17/21
A
group of K-12 organizations has banded together to urge the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to incorporate
cybersecurity purchases into the E-rate
program. The goal of the 35-page
petition is to help school districts protect their
networks and data by expanding E-rate in three ways:
By defining all firewall and related features as basic beginning in funding year 2021;
Increasing E-rate s five-year Category 2 budget cap in future funding years to support additional cybersecurity investments; and
Updating the agency s definition of broadband to include cybersecurity. With
cyberattacks threatening the broadband networks and data of schools,
including the school systems serving some of the country s most
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