A five-page scanned PDF Executive Summary of the FCC’s much-anticipated National Broadband Plan has been uncovered on the FCC’s website. The five-page summary touches on many topics, including the FCC’s plan for the E-rate program.
A five-page scanned PDF Executive Summary of the FCC’s much-anticipated National Broadband Plan has been uncovered on the FCC’s website. The five-page summary touches on many topics, including the FCC’s plan for the E-rate program. It is unclear if this document represents the final version of the executive summary, or if it will be modified before it is officially released. The final plan will be sent to Congress tomorrow, according to a press release issued today by the FCC.
In a section labeled “Education”, the Executive Summary states that one of the desired outcomes of the plan is to
Improve the connectivity to schools and libraries by upgrading the FCC’s E-Rate program to increase flexibility, improve program efficiency and foster innovation by promoting the most promising solutions and funding wireless connectivity to learning devices that go home with students.
Click here to read the five-page summary which Funds For Learning obtained from the FCC’s website.
It is too early to know exactly how the National Broadband Plan will affect the E-rate program, Funds For Learning will continue to provide news and analysis as more information becomes available.
