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<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">What's a Library...?" Part 41:</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">FCC OK's "Use of E-rate Funds for Remote Learning" </span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<h3>With the $7.17 billion emergency fund, the Federal Communications Commission will have to issue regulations within (now) 44 days to carry out Congress'
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<h3>Details on what is "reasonable" as well as when and how the funding will be distributed are not yet available.<o:p></o:p></h3>
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<h3>Join to hear about examples of libraries using different wireless technologies: TVWS, CBRS, EBS, 5t/6GHz and different service models: DIY, school partnerships, ISP partnerships. And more.<o:p></o:p></h3>
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<h2><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:125%">Dustin Li, Connectivity Geek & Director, Information Disaster Resource Center, ITDRC.org <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Don Means, Director, Gigabit Libraries Network, giglibraries.net/SecondNets-Consortium</span></strong><br>
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