As part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Senator Snowe and I established the E-Rate program to provide schools and libraries with affordable access to telecommunications services and the Internet.
Jay Rockefeller: “As part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Senator Snowe and I established the E-Rate program to provide schools and…”
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Rockefeller discusses the E-Rate program's impact on educational access to the Internet.
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