U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine wrote a joint letter supporting the FCC’s proposal to expand the E-Rate program to give schools and libraries access to affordable internet service.
WASHINGTON, DC (WFXR) — U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have written a joint letter to support the FCC’s proposal to expand the E-rate program to help schools and libraries access affordable internet service. I supported it.
The proposal would update the E-Rate program and allow schools and libraries to rent out Wi-Fi hotspots to students and educators. In their letter, Warner and Cain call for the program to be expanded and modernized to reduce educational disparities and ensure that all students have access to the internet.
“We are pleased to see the FCC use this authority to modernize the E-Rate program, as millions of students are at risk of losing internet access at home,” the senators wrote in the letter. I’m writing inside. “We encourage the committee to provide schools and libraries with the flexibility to adapt their programs to local conditions while effectively preventing fraud and waste.”
Students without internet access at home are at a huge disadvantage in school. The senators want to expand the E-Rate program to provide connectivity devices to students and educators at home and prevent students from losing access to the internet.
“[We] I am excited that the Committee has proposed updating the E-Rate program to allow schools and libraries to provide Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless internet services to students and educators.” are writing. Physical premises of the school building. ”
For more information about the E-Rate program, please visit the FCC’s website.
