Coalition Letter Supporting the E-rate E-Rate Support for Wi-Fi Hotspots for Remote Learning

Abstract

The undersigned organizations are submitting this letter in support of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to allow E-Rate to fund Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless internet services to address the remote learning needs of students and library patrons.1 While the COVID-19 pandemic propelled a nationwide surge of off-campus connectivity, online learning and remote schoolwork have become common practice for many students and library patrons throughout their daily journeys - even after the end of the pandemic. In today’s environment, learning simply does not stop after school or library operating hours or the moment a student or patron steps off the premises.