FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Is Trying To Bring Wi-Fi to More Schools

Tom Wheeler , the FCC Chairman who ’s beena bit of an net villainlately , is expected to announce a middling in force thought later today . Hereportedly wants to call down federal fundingfor in - schooling Wi - Fi by a thumping $ 1.5 billion . That brings the annual crownwork on assist Kyd learn via Wi - Fi up from $ 2.4 billion to $ 3.9 billion . right approximation !

Few masses would argue that it ’s a risky idea to ameliorate internet access in schools . Statsalso showthat internet is an area where poor , rural in schools in particular suffer whereas rich schools excel . The FCC enounce that seven out of 10 rural school territorial dominion ca n’t meet cyberspace connectivity monetary standard , while rich schools are three time as likely to hit targets than poor schools . New funding that targets those schools in sounds like a great program , though the FCC commissioner will still have to O.K. the chairman ’s expected marriage offer at the authority ’s December 11 coming together .

It will cost us , though . The FCC says that the median consumer will see their phone placard climb by less than $ 2 a twelvemonth for pad the Universal Service Fund , which bring home the bacon broadband to low income school and libraries . Even ifsome might disagreeon how serious to preserve net neutrality , we can all agree that more internet access for more untested hoi polloi is a very good thing . [ NYT ]

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