Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has criticized school districts for having "experimented with a massive increase in screen time for students," and said E-Rate…
Ars Technica reports: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has criticized school districts for having "experimented with a massive increase in screen time for students," and said E-Rate expanded too far beyond its original purpose of "supporting basic Internet access to schools and libraries for educational purposes."
In June, Carr led a 2-1 vote to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking…
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Internet, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and E-Rate.
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- Schools and libraries from around the US pleaded with the Federal Communications Commission to drop the idea of ending E-Rate, a $2 billion-a-year program that connects students and library visitors to the Internet. (Ars Technica)
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