Modernizing E-Rate Brings US One Step Closer to Digital Equity

[Commentary] On Dec. 11th, the Federal Communications Commission voted to move forward with much needed and long awaited reforms to our nation’s E-rate program.

For the 68% of all districts, and 73% of rural districts claiming to lack a single school with a high-speed connection, the vote to modernize is long overdue. Public Knowledge is supportive of the vote to modernize the E-rate program to bring 21st technologies to the nation’s most underserved institutions. These reforms are just one step of a larger process to achieve true digital equity for all that includes meaningful broadband deployment and universal access.

[Dec 23]