Urban Libraries Council Recommends Higher Level of Support for Libraries That Serve the Most Users from the FCC

In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, the Urban Libraries council demonstrates that a small number of libraries provide Wi-Fi service to a larger percentage of the nation's users, and that these libraries require a budgetary allocation for internal connections significantly higher than the commission proposed in its July E-Rate Modernization Order. Allowing the heaviest users to qualify for needed funding guarantees that the top 7% of libraries, which serve over 63% of all public Wi-Fi users, are eligible to receive the requisite funding.