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alt="FCC logo" align="left" height="90"
width="110">Our apologies if you have already
heard about this, but this news is important
enough to bear repeating. This Friday (July 11),
the Federal Communications Commission will meet
and probably come to a decision about making some
sweeping changes to the E-rate program. FCC
Chairman Tom Wheeler would like to shift E-rate
discounts away from supporting outdated
technologies - such as pagers and (eventually)
plain old telephone service - to more current
technology needs, particularly internal Wi-Fi.
Does he have support from the Commissioners to get
approval for his proposals? We'll find out on
Friday.
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font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.fcc.gov/document/modernizing-e-rate-providing-21st-century-wi-fi-schools-libraries-1">Modernizing
E-rate: Providing 21st century Wi-Fi networks
for schools and libraries across America</a>
(Federal Communications Commission) "Modernizing
our rules to facilitate investment in Wi-Fi
would result in a 75 percent increase in Wi-Fi
funding for rural areas, which have been
disproportionately shut out by the current
system. Under existing rules rural schools on
average receive 25 percent less Wi-Fi funding
for every student, and 50 percent less funding
for every school, compared to their non-rural
peers, because the current rules often put them
at the back of the line."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://gigaom.com/2014/06/20/washingtons-wi-fi-friday-fcc-senate-push-for-more-wi-fi-in-schools-more-unlicensed-airwaves/">Washington's
Wi-Fi Friday: FCC, Senate push for more Wi-Fi
in schools, more unlicensed airwaves</a>
(GigaOM | Kevin Fitchard) "Wheeler is calling
for new rules to the government's E-Rate
program, which was established 18 years ago to
bring internet connectivity to schools and
libraries. The program largely accomplished its
mission, delivering broadband access to 94
percent of U.S. classrooms and 98 percent of
public libraries, according to the FCC. But when
the rules were originally written, they didn't
anticipate the wireless connections most devices
would need to make that final hop to the
internet."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/06/ala-encouraged-fcc-chairmans-commitment-multi-stage-e-rate-reform/">ALA
encouraged by FCC Chairman's commitment to a
multi-stage E-rate reform</a> (District
Dispatch | Marijke Visser) "Mobile internet use
in libraries is exploding, and this first step
by the Chairman to address this need is
important for the vast number of schools and
libraries that have not received E-rate support
for internal (e.g., Wi-Fi) connections for many
years. But this is not enough to meet our
national needs. The lack of access to
affordable, high-capacity broadband to the
building remains a major challenge for so many
libraries and schools. Such access must be fully
funded for eligible applicants, regardless of
any new funding models for Wi-Fi services."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/210105-e-rate-reform-closing-the-connectivity-gap-in-americas-schools-and">E-rate
reform: A sustainable path forward for school
and library connectivity</a> (The Hill |
Danielle Kehl and Sarah Morris) "Simply put,
ubiquitous Wi-Fi cannot achieve its promise
without a robust wired backbone that is scalable
to meet future needs. That's why a number of
stakeholders have recommended that the FCC
create a dedicated 'upgrade fund' to help
schools and libraries cover high upfront costs
associated with capital investments to bring
fiber to the premises."</li>
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workshops:</em></strong></small><br>
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As many of you know, OPLIN and the State Library
have sponsored E-rate workshops for public
libraries, one in the late fall and one in the
winter, for a number of years now. This year,
because of the anticipated changes, we are
planning to do many more workshops in locations
around the state and are also looking into
improving online delivery of the workshops. Watch
for details early this fall.
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