FCC Lists Applications for State Administrators of FCC Deaf-Blind Equipment Program
Entities seeking state oversight of the FCC's deaf-blind equipment distribution program were listed by the Consumer and Governmental Affairs bureau in a public notice in docket 10-210 in Wednesday's Daily Digest. There were competing applications for certification as the program's…
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administrative entity in only three states: Georgia, Montana and Pennsylvania. The commission on Aug. 4 converted the $10 million annual pilot program, also called "iCanConnect," to a permanent program. The Perkins School for the Blind submitted the most applications, covering 22 states and territories; the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults was second with eight applications.