H.R.4619 - E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a pilot program to bridge the digital divide by providing vouchers for broadband service to eligible students, to increase access to advanced telecommunications and information services for community colleges and head start programs, to establish a pilot program for discounted electronic books, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a pilot program to bridge the digital divide by providing vouchers for broadband service to eligible students, to increase access to advanced telecommunications and information services for community colleges and head start programs, to establish a pilot program for discounted electronic books, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 as introduced.
  • Short: E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 as introduced.

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2/9/2010--Introduced.E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a five-year pilot program which distributes funding to secondary schools participating in the E-Rate program (which provides discounted tel
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2/9/2010--Introduced.E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a five-year pilot program which distributes funding to secondary schools participating in the E-Rate program (which provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries) so that they can provide residential broadband service vouchers to students who are eligible to participate in the school lunch program and have a computer at home. Includes community colleges and Head Start agencies in the E-Rate program. Directs the FCC to implement a pilot program that, for the five years following this Act's enactment, is the exclusive source of federal funding for broadband equipment and services for community colleges and Head Start agencies. Requires the FCC to implement a four-year pilot program that allows secondary schools that are eligible for the highest percentage discounted rates under the E-Rate program to apply for meaningfully discounted services and technologies for the use of electronic books. Directs the FCC to:
(1) develop and implement policies and procedures to streamline and simplify the E-Rate program application process; and
(2) complete the proceeding to revise the E-Rate program funding cap so that the cap accounts for inflation.

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02/11/10
Meredith Jessup: Forget Textbooks: Congressman Introduces Bill to Subsidize Purchase of Kindles, iPads for Poor Kids

H.R.4619, called the E-Rate 2.0 Act of 201, is a bill introduced by Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., "to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a pilot program to bridge the digital divide." Yes Congress is working to build a bridge across what

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02/11/10
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Lois Capps and Doris Matsui, both California Democrats, the “e-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010” (HR 4619) would allow the e-Rate to help bridge the digital divide in ...

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02/09/10
RE: H.R.4619

Markey's proposed E-Rate 2.0 act (HR 4619) would, among other provisions, set up a pilot program allowing low-income school kids to apply for "significantly ...

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09/09/10
Penny Hill Press » Blog Archive » Universal Service Fund ...

Legislation (H.R. 3646, H.R. 4619, H.R. 5828, S. 2879) to reform and/or expand the role of the USF has been introduced. The FY2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was enacted into law (P.L. 111-117) contained a provision to ...

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09/09/10
Science - Technology - Telecommunications: Universal Service Fund ...

Legislation (H.R. 3646, H.R. 4619, H.R. 5828, S. 2879) to reform and/or expand the role of the USF has been introduced. The FY2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was enacted into law (P.L. 111-117) contained a provision to ...

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05/12/10
Science - Technology - Telecommunications: Universal Service Fund ...

Legislation (H.R. 3646, H.R. 3101, H.R. 4619, S. 2879) to expand the role of the USF has been introduced. The FY2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was enacted into law (P.L. 111-117) contained a provision to extend the USF ADA ...

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