Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries : The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational technology.

Nonprofit organizations.

Prices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses issues and controversies involved in FCC program of providing universal access to the Internet and other telecommunication services for educational purposes at discounted rates. Explains the administrative structure of the "e-rate" program and recent restructuring from the Schools and Libraries Corp. to the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company, both nonprofit entities. Examines FCC funding and alternatives, eligible services and application integrity, program status, and Congressional activity in the 108th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries

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