4 questions to ask about E-rate funding
Today’s K-12 schools are facing a complex web of needs, technologies and regulations. Digital transformation has led to an expectation by students and faculty of constant connectivity to…
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Cost is still keeping districts from boosting broadband speeds
Cost remains the biggest hurdle for schools trying to increase broadband connectivity speeds for students, according to CoSN's 2017 Annual Infrastructure Survey. The majority of school districts--85 percent,…
Getting started: Your E‑rate cheat sheet
It's that time of year again--the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this…
How is the E-rate impacting learning?
In the beginning, E-rate focused principally on telephone service, which was the most basic and universal way individuals communicated 20 years ago. While the focus on communication has…
E-Rate Survival FAQs
What (and who) is E-rate? E-rate is a US Federal Program for funding telecom and technology in K-12 schools and ... Read more
Is dark fiber in your district’s future?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing E-rate applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. These ... Read more
Dark fiber could be the future of school networking
Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Is it the future of networking?
Petition calls for more eRate funding
The federal eRate program, which helps schools and libraries connect to the internet, should receive more funding so that more schools and libraries can serve not only students,…
FCC ruling brings e-Rate funding to more applicants
Several hundred more e-Rate applicants will get funding for the wiring, routers, switches, servers, and other equipment needed to bring high-speed internet access into classrooms, thanks to a…