Western Governors Like E-rate, Want Some Tweaks
Western governors like the E-Rate program they say supports broadband deployment to schools and libraries regionwide. They suggested some tweaks after those institutions got "substantially more funding for internal connectivity efforts" since the FCC started the category 2 budget approach…
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in 2014, wrote Western Governors' Association Chair Doug Burgum (R) of North Dakota and WGA Vice Chair Kate Brown (D) of Oregon. They want the FCC to reduce category 2 administrative burdens, suggesting moving from focusing on individual schools and libraries to districts and systems. The governors recommended increasing the five-year budget floor of $9,200 for small schools and libraries, Wednesday in docket 13-184. Stakeholders backed an FCC plan to make permanent a five-year pilot program and move to a districtwide approach, in comments earlier this month (see 1908190008).