EdLiNC Asks FCC To Extend April 29 E-Rate Application Deadline
An educational alliance asked the FCC to extend an April 29 E-rate application deadline for FY 2017 funding requests. The Education and Libraries Networks Coalition (EdLiNC) said an extension is needed because recent FCC changes to the E-rate program --…
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and its application portal in particular -- created complications for parties seeking to apply for school and library broadband/telecom discounts. "With the E-rate application deadline of April 29, 2016 fast approaching, additional time to complete the application process would greatly benefit potential beneficiaries," said an EdLiNC letter posted Friday in docket 10-90. It didn't specify the length of a possible extension.