Here’s How You’ll Pay to Bring High-Speed Internet to Schools

But FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler didn't rule it out the possibility of a future cap raise during remarks as part of Digital Learning Day at the Library of Congress last Wednesday, and prominent Senate Democrats are asking the chairman to do just that.

"Now is the time for the FCC to take advantage of this unique opportunity—to expand and update that program and provide it the necessary support to make sure that every child is connected to the transformative power of technology," said Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller, one of the original authors of the E-Rate program and whose home state of West Virginia is both rural and impoverished.

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