An “Upgrade Fund” in any revamp of the...
An “Upgrade Fund” in any revamp of the E-rate system would help facilitate widespread fiber investment, said the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute to an aide to FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Monday, an ex parte filing said (http://bit.ly/1aZ7M2l). If…
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an upgrade fund is the “carrot” to encourage fiber investment, then a “stick” could be actual service requirements to ensure ISPs or communities “actually take advantage of the dedicated infrastructure funding available,” NAF said. It called for better data collection processes within the E-rate program and a review of support to “non-traditional” students in different states. “The FCC should seek to ensure students have the same access and opportunities for learning, regardless of the state in which they happen to reside,” NAF said.