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e-Rate gets facelift with wireless pilot, community access

November 5, 2013September 23, 2010 by From staff and wire services

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Sept. 23 voted to upgrade and modernize the federal $2.25 billion-a-year e-Rate program by allowing schools to make e-Rate funded, internet-enabled computers…

Panelists: Digital tools expand learning opportunities

November 5, 2013September 21, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

The nation's ed-tech director called on schools to replace textbooks with mobile learning devices, and the head of the FCC said his agency would be voting this week…

Coming soon: ‘Super Wi-Fi’ connectivity?

November 5, 2013September 14, 2010 by Dennis Pierce

A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and better wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works…

IETF: AT&T’s net neutrality claim is ‘misleading’

November 5, 2013September 3, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The head of the internet's leading standards body said Sept. 2 that it is "misleading" for AT&T to claim that its push to charge customers for high-priority service…

FCC rejects proposal for free wireless service

November 5, 2013September 2, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Federal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks Inc. to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves,…

FCC seeks input on rules for online services

September 3, 2010September 2, 2010 by Laura Ascione

In the latest twist in the Federal Communications Commission’s pursuit of “net neutrality” rules to prevent broadband providers from discriminating against certain types of traffic flowing over their…

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