“The New E-rate: Preparing for Funding Year 2015 and Beyond” has been scheduled in locations across the state and online.
Big changes are coming to E-rate, the federal program that provides discounts to assist schools and public libraries in the United States to obtain affordable Internet access and Connections. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the E-rate Modernization Order on July 11, 2014. The Order takes major steps to modernize and streamline the E-rate program and focuses on expanding funding for Broadband and WiFi Internet Access. In part to accomplish this, funding for Voice Services (telephone) will be gradually phased out.
What does your library need to know to prepare for these changes? In this workshop, Christa Burns, Nebraska’s State E-rate Coordinator for Libraries, will cover the basics of E-rate and explain the changes that will be made to the program for Funding Year 2015 and beyond.
Dates and locations:
- November 14 – Norfolk, Northeast Community College
- November 18 – Kearney Public Library
- November 20 – Omaha Public Library, Abrahams Branch
- November 24 – Scottsbluff Public Library
- November 25 – Lincoln, Nebraska Library Commission
- December 2 – Online, GoToWebinar
To register for any of these “The New E-rate: Preparing for Funding Year 2015 and Beyond” sessions, go to the Nebraska Library Commission’s
Training & Events Calendar and search for ‘e-rate’.
