Benton Celebrates E-Rate, Mourns TOP and CTCs

BENTON CELEBRATES E-RATE, MOURNS TOP AND CTCs
[SOURCE: Benton Foundation]
Charles Benton sent a letter to Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin celebrating the ten successful years of the E-Rate, the federal program that has helped wire the nation's schools and libraries to the Internet. The letter coincided with the release of two new research papers that highlight the benefits of the E-Rate program. Benton also noted the demise of the TOP and CTC programs that helped make the E-Rate program so effective.
http://www.benton.org/benton_files/tenyears.pdf

See also --

* Libraries as Universal Service Providers by Nancy Kranich, KS Consultants
http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/4949

* The Future of Universal Service Fund Support for Organizations: Schools, Libraries and Rural Health Care Providers by Heather E. Hudson, University of San Francisco
http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/4948