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Updated · Evening News and Tribune · Jul 1Southern Indiana Library Seeks Help Over $3.9 Billion E-Rate Review
1 articles · Updated · Evening News and Tribune · Jul 1Summary
- A Southern Indiana library is asking the public for help as potential FCC cuts threaten funding for its free internet service.
- The risk stems from the FCC's review of the E-Rate program, which the agency said will examine how the money is used for cost-effectiveness.
- E-Rate sets aside $3.9 billion each year to support free internet access for public libraries and schools nationwide.
- Any reduction would reach beyond Jeffersonville, affecting a federal connectivity program relied on by libraries and schools across the U.S.
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As officials cite screen time concerns, is cutting school internet funding the right solution for students' digital well-being? With fraud rates below legal limits, why is a 30-year-old school internet program now facing potential termination?