WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and House author of the original E-Rate program, released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to open a review of the E-Rate program, threatening a program which has helped millions of students, teachers, schools, and libraries across the country connect to the internet.
"Today's FCC vote is a deeply troubling step toward weakening E-Rate, a universal program that has connected millions of students, teachers, schools, and libraries - in urban and rural communities alike - to the internet for 30 years," said Senato...