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Download full textMissouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
A panel of 16 school administrators from 8 states developed this draft application for discounted school telecommunications services as part of efforts to advise the Federal Communications Commission on rural implications of the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The application is split into a seven-page cover application to be…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Information Technology
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 constitutes a major overhaul of telecommunications law and will have a major impact on rural residents, communities, schools, libraries, and hospitals. This paper presents 68 key points from the Federal Communication Commission's Universal Service Report and Order, Section X: Schools and Libraries, which contains…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
This document aims to assist understanding of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and to insure the implementation of a school discount methodology that is rational, equitable, and methodologically defensible. Based on a merged database containing data from 8,814 schools, 5,670,452 students, and 18 telecommunication companies in 7 states, this…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
