Democrats Send Letter Urging FCC to Use E-Rate Program For V

Democrats Send Letter Urging FCC to Use E-Rate Program For Virtual Learning


Democrats Send Letter Urging FCC to Use E-Rate Program For Virtual Learning
February 4, 2021
On Thursday a group of Congressional Democrats sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission “to provide internet connectivity and devices to students who are unable to participate in online learning during the ongoing” COVID-19 pandemic by using E-Rate program funding. According to the FCC, the E-Rate program helps provide affordable internet access to schools and libraries; the discount level varies depending on a variety of factors.
The letter stated that studies show that 12 million American children “still lack internet access at home and are unable to participate in online learning.” Moreover, the lawmakers added that the “students are disproportionally from communities of color, low-income households, Tribal lands, and rural areas,” and Congress’s previous call to action for the Commission went unanswered under the previous administration. Additionally, the FCC has taken other measures to try to increase broadband access in some of these areas, such as by creating a tribal priority window to license spectrum and a 5G fund for Rural America, among other measures and initiatives.

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