Washington, Oct. 16 -- Congressman Don Davis issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr calling on the FCC to protect the E-Rate Program for schools and libraries. The E-Rate Program helps schools in rural communities afford the reliable broadband connectivity their students need.
"For nearly 30 years, E-Rate has helped give students in rural communities, including across eastern North Carolina, the tools they need to learn and succeed. Since 1998, North Carolina's public schools and libraries have received more than $1 billion in E-Rate discounts, helping our state to become the first to connect all K-12 classrooms to ...