The E-Rate is a federally-managed program that provides significant discounts on telecommunications technologies to schools and libraries in the United States. Discounts range from 20 percent to 90 percent and are based on the percentage of students participating in the federal school lunch program who are served by the school or library.The E-Rate is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), a private, not-for-profit corporation that is responsible for ensuring universal service to telecommunications services throughout the country.
Source: BENTON Foundation
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