FCC Republicans kill funding for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and Wi-Fi on school buses.
And the context that is sorely needed due to the intentionally clickbait inflammatory headline and description (not OPs but the article writer):
Congress temporarily authorized the hotspot program during the pandemic, and the FCC didn’t have authority to bring it back when the congressional authorization expired.
“When that program ended, so did the FCC’s authority to fund Wi-Fi hotspots,” Carr said. “Nonetheless, the Commission unlawfully chose to keep funding hotspots in plain violation of the limits Congress imposed. Specifically, Section 254 [of the Communications Act] limits the FCC’s E-Rate authority to enhance the access of telecommunication services in ‘classrooms and libraries’—not any remote location at which people might want to learn.”
The previous FCC lead overstepped their bounds. Misappropriating taxpayer dollars was a staple of the previous administration.
Guys guys, the previous administration are assholes for helping American kids instead of the rich.
Rather have my money used on things that will help kids than war or ice, but that’s just me.
Missed the point by so far you don’t even know what topic we’re in anymore.
Funny that you are all pro-kids now while you were celebrating Charlie Kirk’s kids being left without a father on here.
Full quote
Carr said that Congress temporarily authorized the hotspot program during the pandemic, and the FCC didn’t have authority to bring it back when the congressional authorization expired.
Gomez disputed Carr’s legal argument, saying that “Congress gave the FCC permission to expand the applications of E-Rate funding as the technologies used to educate children evolve.” She pointed out that the Universal Service law says the FCC may designate additional services for support. Gomez continued:
When the E-Rate program was implemented, dial-up Internet was the standard, and today, September 30th, 2025, AOL is discontinuing dial-up service. It is safe to say the landscape of communications technology has changed dramatically throughout the life of the E-Rate program. As underscored during my visit to the High School for Environmental Studies in New York a couple of weeks ago, students are now using Chromebooks in classrooms on a regular basis, and they are expected to submit homework assignments online using platforms like Google classroom. These changes are made possible with support from E-Rate funding.
Yet George W. Bush did that for bookmobiles so we know Carr is full of shit.
So your argument is a “he said she said”, and you believe the FCC are just wrong?
So your argument is a “he said she said” <…>
and then quoted the applicable (Universal Service) law that directly contradics Carr’s bullshit.
