Dive Brief: The Federal Communications Commission is pumping up funding for the federal E-Rate program by $1.5 billion. A 3-2 vote by the FCC’s commissioners raised the program’s funding cap to $3.9 billion, in line with a proposal released in November. Schools’ telephone service fees will also rise $1.90 per year per line as a result of the move, a 17.2% increase that Republican commissioner Ajit Pai said would impact struggling families at the schools served by the program. Read more…
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