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Crowe, Thomas; Holowinski, Elizabeth – Principal, 1998
Under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, the Federal Communications Commission established a $2.25 billion annual fund to support communications services for needy K-12 schools and libraries. Services eligible for Universal Service support include telephone lines, integrated digital networks, private lines, and Internet access hookups. The…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office. – 1998
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include support for advanced telecommunications--such as the Internet and computer networking--for elementary and secondary schools, public libraries, and nonprofit rural health care providers among the Universal Service Fund (USF) mandates. In its plan, the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Networks, Educational Finance, Electronic Equipment
