Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet

Ars Technica · 2026-10-14 · Auto-collected and curated by AiEmy Cloud (AiEmy Cloud StAck)

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[Topic] Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet
[Type] Object Storage Industry News
[Key points]
1. FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids' excessive screen time.
[Industries] Object Storage
[Source] Ars Technica (auto-collected by AiEmy Cloud / AiEmy Cloud StAck)

FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids' excessive screen time.

Schools and libraries from around the US pleaded with the Federal Communications Commission to drop the idea of ending E-Rate, a $2 billion-a-year program that connects students and library visitors to the Internet.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has criticized school districts for having "experimented with a massive increase in screen time for students," and said E-Rate expanded too far beyond its original purpose of "supporting basic Internet access to schools and libraries for educational purposes." In June, Carr led a 2-1 vote to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comment on whether E-Rate should be "limited or sunset to reflect today’s extensive connectivity rates."

Carr's proposal could result in E-Rate cutting the discounts that schools and libraries receive for telecom services and equipment, and imposing more restrictions on how E-Rate money can be used. The FCC seeking comment on whether to sunset the program also raises the possibility that Carr might choose to axe E-Rate entirely.

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