Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel Eyes 'Homework Gap' Vote by Mid-May

Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel revealed just how soon she hopes to set up the $7 billion subsidy program aimed at helping students get internet connections at home. Congress slated this money for the FCC as part of the pandemic relief package that President Joe Biden signed into law in march. The FCC is still “mid-course in developing” the program for doling out these subsidies, which could help put Wi-Fi hotspots and modems in the hands of students stuck at home, said Chairman Rosenworcel. She added the agency is collecting public feedback through April 23 and added, “It’s my hope then by mid-May we will have policies voted on by my colleagues and in place to get this Homework Gap program up and running.”