"What's a Library...?" Special Session on the Emergency Connectivity Fund(ECF).
Game changer? Definitely!
Starts in ONE Hour - 11am EDT, April 8
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Registration Still Open ***
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The $7.1 Billion ECF will reimburse 100% the purchase of “eligible equipment,” “advanced telecommunications or information services,” or both. (!)
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May be used by patrons outside the library location. (!)
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ECF support may not exceed an amount that the FCC will determine to be reasonable. (?)
PUBLIC
NOTICE
"WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND DEVICES TO ADDRESS THE HOMEWORK GAP DURING THE PANDEMIC.”
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WC Docket No. 21-93
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Comments Due: April 5, 2021
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Reply Comments Due: April 23, 2021 (!)
Join our special session to explore definitions, limitations and opportunities under this $7.1 Billion appropriation. Tune in to help your library prepare
to take advantage of this historic opportunity to extend connectivity in new places and spaces in the community.
4/8 Panel:
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Bob Bocher, ALA Fellow on e-Rate and Broadband
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John Harrington, CEO, Funds for Learning, LLC
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John Windhausen, Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
Background recorded sessions & comment:
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