Udall, Gardner Refile Bill on E-Rate Reimbursements for School Bus Wi-Fi
Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., led refiling Tuesday of legislation to require the FCC to expand E-rate reimbursement eligibility to include Wi-Fi deployments on school buses (S-738). Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., are…
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co-sponsors. Gardner and Udall had filed the bill last year (see 1805250022). “It’s time to end the homework gap and set our kids up for success,” said Udall. S-738 “will help rural students and especially low-income students who may not otherwise have access to mobile Internet,” Gardner said. “Wi-Fi on school buses is an increasingly effective method to support students in rural areas,” said Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition Executive Director John Windhausen. “This legislation will help the E-rate program adapt and thrive in response to new technologies.” The Competitive Carriers Association, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority Wireless and the School Superintendents Association also lauded the proposal.