The Stars Align In Solving the E-rate Homework Gap: ARPA Provides $7.1B to the Emergency Connectivity Fund
Eleven years after the FCC issued the National Broadband Plan and ten years after the FCC issued a Pilot Program to test E-rate funding beyond school walls, the stars are finally beginning to align. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) appropriating a significant and […]
Trump Declares National Emergency and Calls for Securing Nation’s Communications Networks and Supply Chain
Trump Declares National Emergency and Calls for Securing Nation’s Communications Networks and Supply Chain Yesterday, in the middle of an escalating trade war with China, President Trump, in a bold and calculated move on the chess board, issued an Executive Order declaring a national emergency to secure our nation’s communications networks and supply chain. In […]
FCC Chairman Pai Supports Much Needed $171M Increase in Rural Health Care Program Funding
Today, FCC Chairman Pai took a positive step in serving our nation’s rural health care providers (HCPs) by seeking an increase in the current Rural Health Care Program funding by $171M. The current Program is capped at an annual rate of $400M, which has not been indexed to inflation since the cap was set in […]