Comcast Seeks E-Rate Waiver for Pilot

Comcast wants an E-rate waiver for a pilot with libraries to offer free internet and educational resources, a petition said Thursday in FCC docket 02-6. It asked for a waiver of the gift rule and requirement that libraries pay the “non-discount portion of services.” This would “open an important new opportunity to help bridge the digital divide and close the homework gap,” the petition said: The goal is 1,000 community center learning locations by Dec. 31.