July 31, 2010
Rockefeller Announces More Than $2.2 Million In “E-rate” Funding For West Virginia Public Schools And Libraries
Rounds 6-10 of 2010 E-Rate Funding Given to Applicants in Nine West Virginia Counties
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Washington, D.C. (HNN) — Senator Jay Rockefeller today announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded West Virginia $2,224,950 in “E-Rate” funds through the Schools and Libraries Program. Rockefeller is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees the FCC.
“We cannot underestimate the importance of E-Rate funds for West Virginia students and families,” said Senator Rockefeller. “This essential funding provides access to technology that will improve the way people learn and the way we teach our children—most importantly, it provides opportunity for the people who need it most. Accessibility to the Internet, especially in our schools and libraries, gives people the tools they need to remain competitive and get the best jobs.”
Counties receiving funding in rounds 6-10 include: Hancock, Harrison, Kanawha, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Pleasants, Raleigh, Randolph, and Wood.
Background
West Virginia has received more than $131 million in E-Rate awards since Senator Rockefeller created the program by an amendment to the 1996 Telecommunications Act – and more than $25 million just this year. West Virginia received its first discounts in 1998.
The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as E-Rate, is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of FCC, and provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access.
The Schools and Libraries Program supports connectivity - the conduit or pipeline for communications using telecommunications services and/or the Internet. Funding is requested under four categories of service: telecommunications services, Internet access, internal connections, and basic maintenance of internal connections.
To view a full list of rounds 6-10 West Virginia award recipients, please click on the corresponding links: Round 6, Round 7, Round 8, Round 9 (no award), Round 10.
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Rockefeller Announces More Than $2.2 Million In “E-rate” Funding For West Virginia Public Schools And Libraries
Rounds 6-10 of 2010 E-Rate Funding Given to Applicants in Nine West Virginia Counties
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Washington, D.C. (HNN) — Senator Jay Rockefeller today announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded West Virginia $2,224,950 in “E-Rate” funds through the Schools and Libraries Program. Rockefeller is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which oversees the FCC.
“We cannot underestimate the importance of E-Rate funds for West Virginia students and families,” said Senator Rockefeller. “This essential funding provides access to technology that will improve the way people learn and the way we teach our children—most importantly, it provides opportunity for the people who need it most. Accessibility to the Internet, especially in our schools and libraries, gives people the tools they need to remain competitive and get the best jobs.”
Counties receiving funding in rounds 6-10 include: Hancock, Harrison, Kanawha, Lewis, Marion, Mineral, Pleasants, Raleigh, Randolph, and Wood.
Background
West Virginia has received more than $131 million in E-Rate awards since Senator Rockefeller created the program by an amendment to the 1996 Telecommunications Act – and more than $25 million just this year. West Virginia received its first discounts in 1998.
The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as E-Rate, is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of FCC, and provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access.
The Schools and Libraries Program supports connectivity - the conduit or pipeline for communications using telecommunications services and/or the Internet. Funding is requested under four categories of service: telecommunications services, Internet access, internal connections, and basic maintenance of internal connections.
To view a full list of rounds 6-10 West Virginia award recipients, please click on the corresponding links: Round 6, Round 7, Round 8, Round 9 (no award), Round 10.
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