FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Telecommunications

THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT, TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 - To exempt funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, regarding applicable accounting rules, annually or permanently * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: Ongoing revision of federal telecommunications law and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administration Company, Schools/Libraries Division, including E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, that would permit more eligible schools and students to gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications, to balance support to schools for broadband and for telephone services. * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for Pre-K-12 students and local school districts, including affordable broadband access and availability aligned with future college and career readiness educational goals and learning systems, using existing E-Rate mechanisms and selected other non-E-Rate funding, policy, and programmatic opportunities * TO SEEK INCREASE IN CURRENT E-RATE FUNDING CAP - To permanently raise the current annual funding cap on the E-Rate program, that provides discounts to schools and libraries for affordable access to advanced telecommunications services, and to explore additional options to provide affordable telecommunications opportunities to students at home and school, with identified funding sources that do not diminish the presently available but oversubscribed E-Rate funds

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) · Education, Dept of · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Federal Communications Commission (FCC)