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American Libraries, 1996
President Clinton discusses issues affecting libraries and explains his administration's plans regarding them. Addresses connecting educational environments to the Internet, the Communications Decency Act, the Federal Communications Commission, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and rates for "universal service." Describes federal…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Resources, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Universal Service Administrative Company, 2008
This report includes examples of how Universal Service Fund support is used by beneficiaries across the country. Included in this version are approximately 140 success stories of how the Universal Service Fund is helping to improve connectivity in the United States. This report is updated quarterly, as Universal Service Administrative Company…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Information Technology, Federal Aid, Financial Support
England-Joseph, Judy A. – 1998
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 expanded universal support to eligible schools and libraries. To administer the universal service program for schools and libraries, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) directed the creation of the Schools and Libraries Corporation (Corporation). As a start-up operation, the Corporation has had to develop…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Libraries
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
Crowe, Thomas K. – Technology Connection, 1998
In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Universal Service program to provide financial support for communications services for all K-12 schools/libraries. A Washington telecommunications attorney discusses eligible services and the application process, and offers tips…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Congress 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