Disconnect on School Internet Funds
October 28, 2005
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Christopher Lee]
An oddly timed piece on a report released last week by the House Commerce Committee's Oversight Subcommittee. The report suggested the E-rate program is "extremely vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse" and recommends that Congress consider whether the FCC should continue to manage the program, whether the money should continue to be disbursed by a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity, and whether the program is spending too much money.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR200510...
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Disconnect on School Internet Funds