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Updated: August 27, 2007
TechSETS is a partner in providing resources and support for the federal E-Rate program and the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF).
What is E-Rate?
E-rate is a federal program that provides eligible K-12 public schools and libraries with 20% to 90% discounts on approved telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections costs. The program was created as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which expanded the obligation of telecommunications providers to make affordable (discounted) telecommunications and information services available to the nation's schools and libraries.
The official name for the E-Rate program is the "Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund," which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 2006, the E-Rate (Education Rate) program provided over $238 million in technology discounts to California K-12 schools and libraries.
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