The FCC should adopt a “whole network” approach...

The FCC should adopt a “whole network” approach as it revises rules for the E-rate program, PCIA said in comments filed at the agency. “Adopting a whole network approach to E-rate funding will best serve the Commission’s goals to ‘focus E-rate funds on high-capacity broadband, especially high-speed Wi-Fi and internal connections,'” PCIA said (http://bit.ly/1rgcLmA). “A whole network approach enjoys broad support among commenters. Such an approach would eliminate the priority system currently in place for E-rate and give schools and libraries the flexibility to address the most critical areas of need in their networks.”