What it Would Cost Us if the FCC Ends the E-Rate

On October 8, the Schools, Health and Libraries Coalition released a new study, conducted by the Brattle Group, on the economic impact of the E-Rate program. Brattle finds that removing roughly $2.6 billion in annual E-Rate support would reduce annual real GDP by about $4.2 billion, which translates to about $1.60 in lost economic activity for every $1 of E-Rate support removed. The report comes as the Federal Communications Commission conducts “the most comprehensive review of the E-Rate program in more than a decade.”