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FCC To Review E-Rate Program To Ensure Congress's Vision
The Federal Communications Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 14, 2026. Comments closed on October 13, 2026.
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What the agency says
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on measures the Commission can take to better protect children when using E-Rate-funded networks, the Commission's progress in ensuring affordable access to high-speed broadband to and within schools and libraries, and whether the Commission's current interpretation of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is the best reading of the statute. The Commission also proposes actions to strengthen E-Rate program integrity and streamline program administration.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16590
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- August 14, 2026
- Comments due
- October 13, 2026
- Dates
- Comments are due on or before October 13, 2026 and reply comments are due on or before November 12, 2026. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this document, you should advise the contact listed in the following as soon as possible.
- Docket
- WC Docket Nos. 26-133, 13-184, 21-93, 21-455; FCC No. 26-41; FR ID 356047
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 54
- Topics
- Communications common carriers; Infants and children; Internet; Libraries; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Schools; Telecommunications
- Pages
- 28
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