Making the Most of the E-Rate for Your School.

Gunter, Randy; Gunter, Glenda A.

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ERIC Number: EJ561566

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Making the Most of the E-Rate for Your School.

Gunter, Randy; Gunter, Glenda A.

MultiMedia Schools, v5 n2 p42-45 Mar-Apr 1998

One of the benefits of 1996 Telecommunications Act is a federal program nicknamed "E-Rate," which discounts the cost of providing Internet connections to schools and libraries. This article provides an overview of the program, describes the application process, and suggests how to maximize E-Rate. Answers common questions about E-Rate and provides an annotated bibliography of E-Rate Web sites. (PEN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Government School Relationship, Guidelines, Internet, Libraries, Public Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Telecommunications Act 1996

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