SHLB Applauds Chairman Pai’s Leadership in Connecting Schools and Libraries

In a letter, the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition applauded Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai for promoting fiber broadband deployment to schools and libraries through the E-rate program. “Competitive bidding has been a fundamental principle of the E-rate program since its inception,” said John Windhausen, executive director of the SHLB Coalition. “Chairman Pai’s support of the competitive bidding process has saved schools, libraries and the American consumers millions of dollars over the past few years. The marketplace is seeing a wealth of competition, because the E-rate competitive bidding process is driving down prices and improving service quality. Thanks to Chairman Pai’s leadership in this area, thousands of schools and libraries nationwide are getting access to high-quality broadband that they can afford.”