"The US Federal Communications Commission may soon pull funding for free Wi-Fi on school buses and in libraries after Chair Brendan Carr declared two Biden-era expansions unlawful and proposed eliminating them. Carr, who was elevated to his leadership position by President Donald Trump, said this week that two Biden-era E-Rate expansions - one that funded Wi-Fi access on school buses and the other that created library lending programs for mobile Wi-Fi hotspots - were illegal, and as such had to go."
"The FCC chair explained his reasoning by saying that Congress did not authorize the agency to use its E-Rate program for off-campus broadband after pandemic subsidies ended, and called the Biden FCC's move to do so a "plain violation of the limits Congress imposed on the FCC's authority." The E-Rate program, which provides discounts on internet access and related gear for eligible schools and libraries, established the funding."
Brendan Carr declared two Biden-era E-Rate expansions unlawful and proposed eliminating funding for free Wi-Fi on school buses and library hotspot lending programs. Carr argued that Congress did not authorize E-Rate funding for off-campus broadband after pandemic subsidies ended and called the expansion a "plain violation of the limits Congress imposed on the FCC's authority." The E-Rate program provides discounts on internet access and related gear for eligible schools and libraries. Carr and Senator Ted Cruz framed opposition around taxpayer protection and children's safety, claiming the programs spent scarce funds and funded unsupervised screen time that risks harming children.
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