[2] 2 Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, [[section]] 254, part (d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
[3] 3 Or, in the cases of high cost and low income areas, the basis for further discount.
[4]4 Lincoln Trail Libraries System, Comments, CC Docket No. 96-45, Apr. 5, 1996 at 1.
[5]5 Id. at 17.
[6] H.R. CONF. REP. NO. 458, 104th Cong., 2d Sess. 134 (1996).
[7] Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, [[section]] 254, (h) (4). The wording in the Act is actually a negative construction, saying first that carriers shall provide services to libraries, then saying that libraries not eligible for Title III funds are not eligible for such discounts. This wording is equivalent to our statement above that any library eligible for Title III funds is eligible for discounts.
[8] 20 U.S.C. [[section]] 335c et seq.
[9] It should be emphasized, that only data connections for Internet-type service is included in this model. Other services, for example installation for these data connections as well as long distance voice telephone service, should also be discounted services and would add to the overall draw on the universal service fund for libraries and schools.
[10] The E-rate, a proposal for free access to telecommunications services for libraries and schools, has also been proposed by others. For comparative purposes, ALA calculates the cost to the universal service fund of the E-rate for ongoing connectivity costs only
[11] over 5 years would total over $577 million for libraries and $3.6 billion for schools or over $4.1 billion dollars total for both types of institutions combined.
[12]It should be emphasized, that only data connections for Internet-type service is included in this model. Other services, for example installation for these data connections as well as long distance voice telephone service should also be discounted services and would add to the overall draw on the universal service fund for libraries and schools.
[13]The E-rate, a proposal for free access to telecommunications services for libraries and schools has also been proposed. For comparative purposes, ALA calculates the cost to the universal service fund of the E-rate for ongoing connectivity costs only
[14] over 5 years would total over $577 million for libraries and $3,574 million for schools or over $4.1 billion dollars total for both types of institutions combined.