2006 Broadband Libraries 
Edsurge
JANUARY 3, 2018
Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. Additionally, broadband cost per megabit is dropping across the board, and schools are receiving more bids from telecom providers, making pricing more competitive.
edWeb.net
MAY 19, 2020
One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
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The Hechinger Report
JULY 5, 2017
The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.
Hack Education
MARCH 8, 2017
E-rate is the name commonly used to describe the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A $21 million settlement paid by NEC in 2006 for price-fixing. What can E-rate tell us about the relationship between politics and ed-tech? Who has benefited?
Hack Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” Educator Hans Rosling , well known for his 2006 TED talk on statistics , passed away this week. ” More via WaPo. ” Among the targets: Amplify. Icon credits: The Noun Project
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