Jessica Rosenworcel: “E-Rate is a wonderful program. It is a tremendous equalizer for small…”

On the recordAugust 18, 2013

E-Rate is a wonderful program. It is a tremendous equalizer for small and rural schools to be able to get high-speed broadband.

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Democratic · Connecticut

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Rosenworcel praises E-Rate for enhancing broadband access in rural schools but acknowledges its complexity.

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I think we have got to make sure that we figure out a way to get broadband to everyone in this country.

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We can't do this on our own. We have got to find like-minded nations and then work with others.

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I have developed something called the Broadband Funding Map using $10 million in direct appropriations set aside in the IIJA.

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We need to update it from time to time and reaching out to them regularly as we do has been useful.

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Jessica Rosenworcel: “E-Rate is a wonderful program. It is a tremendous equalizer for small and rural schools to be able to get high-speed…”