Libraries and schools want e-rate reform

Addressing an FCC panel, school and library officials blamed vendors, consultants and cumbersome government procedures for e-rate fraud and waste. FCC audits have uncovered numerous abuses, from paperwork and reporting errors to outright fraud involving hundreds of millions of dollars. The E-rate program, part of the Universal Service Fund, is a 2.25 billion dollar fund to help schools and libraries offset the price of internet connectivity. Since its inception in 1997, the number of schools connected to the internet has grown from 14 to 87 per cent. Despite the implementation of new regulations by the FCC, critics say that more needs to be done to make the program more effective, and less easily abused. More here from dc.internet.com.

May 9, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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