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Download full text3Com Corp., Santa Clara, CA. – 1997
The Universal Service Fund, or E-rate, is a landmark funding measure that will change forever the role of technology in K-12 education. The fund allows eligible schools and libraries to purchase networking equipment, telecommunication services, internal connections, and Internet access at substantial discounts. Accompanied by the 3Com E-rate…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Educational Technology, Elementary Schools
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
This document aims to assist understanding of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and to insure the implementation of a school discount methodology that is rational, equitable, and methodologically defensible. Based on a merged database containing data from 8,814 schools, 5,670,452 students, and 18 telecommunication companies in 7 states, this…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
