Ten Years Ago: Clinton Plan Would Wire All Schools

Clinton Plan Would Wire All Schools
[SOURCE: Washington Post 10/11/1996, AUTHOR: Mike Mills and Elizabeth Corcoran]
President Clinton came out yesterday in support of what's known as the *E-rate* -- free Internet access to schools and libraries. The administration will fund this proposal by expanding the Universal Service Fund which helps decrease basic phone rates for low-income consumers and rural areas. In the US, only 4 percent of classrooms have the desired one computer for five kids ratio.
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