Today: FCC E-Rate Funding Cap, FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC)
FCC E-Rate Funding Cap
The FCC announced that the E-rate program funding cap for funding year 2017 is $3,990,207,000. This represents 1.3% inflation-adjusted increase in the $3,939,000,000 billion cap from funding year 2016. The FCC began indexing the funding cap to inflation in 2010 to ensure that E-rate program funding keeps pace with the changing broadband and telecommunications needs of schools and libraries.
FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC)
The FCC announced the appointment of Danae Wilson, Manager, Department of Technology Services for the Nez Perce Tribe as the tribal representative to the IAC. The IAC comprises 15 elected and appointed officials from state, local and Tribal governments. Its mission is to provide ongoing advice and recommendations to the Commission on a broad range of communications issues within the jurisdiction of the FCC and impacting state, local and Tribal governments. The FCC also announced that the next meeting of the IAC will take place on March 24, 2017 (instead of March 16-17, 2017).
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