FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized E-Rate, claiming students have excessive screen time and citing over half using computers up to 4 hours daily.
The FCC voted 2-1 to propose scaling back or eliminating E-Rate, a $2 billion program providing telecom discounts to schools and libraries.
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeks public comment on limiting or ending E-Rate due to increased connectivity since 1997.
Commissioner Anna Gomez opposed the proposal to sunset E-Rate, but her request to remove that language was denied.

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