FCC Launches E-Rate Inquiry
Roy Mark writes on internetnews.com:
Three months after a scathing report about the troubled E-rate program, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching a comprehensive review of the school and library Internet subsidy plan.
The review is part of a broader inquiry into the overall operations of the Universal Service Fund (USF), the long-standing government initiative to provide affordable phone service in rural America.
The USF also funds the E-Rate program in addition to financing telemedicine initiatives and assisting low-income families with their phone bills. Nearly 90 percent of U.S. schools and libraries receive subsidies from the fund.
posted by Fergie @ 6/15/2005 12:58:00 PM
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