FCC Approves $2 Billion Boost for Wi-Fi in Schools Bloomberg Businessweek, Jul 11, 2014 The Federal Communications Commission approved a plan to spend $2 billion to boost wireless Internet connectivity in U.S. schools and libraries during the next two years. “We’re at a watershed moment,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said during a hearing in Washington today in which the panel voted 3-2 to approve the plan he proposed in April. “Because of what we do today 10 million kids will be connected next year who otherwise wouldn’t. That’s a good days work.” ... An increase of “probably on the order of $5 or less a year on cellphone owners, on an individual cellphone owner” may be needed to meet Obama’s goal, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in an August press briefing ... Three out of five U.S. schools lack sufficient wireless capability and E-rate has only been able to support Wi-Fi in 5 percent of schools and 1 percent of libraries, Wheeler wrote in a June 20 blog post. buswk.co/1rlBTZG
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:24:44 +0000
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