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FACT SHEET / eRate Funds 
Management Information Services Department
4966 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44104
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  Facts
   

Communications Act of 1934 establishes the Federal Communications Commission
 
   

Charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.

 
   

Based on “universal service” concept that ensures basic telecommunications service to all citizens at “fair, just and reasonable rates”.

 
    Jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. possessions.
 
   

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 establishes the Federal Universal Service Discount Program for Schools and Libraries, A.K.A. the “e-rate” or the “educational rate”.
 
    The express purpose is to provide affordable access to telecommunications services for eligible schools and libraries, particularly those in rural and economically disadvantaged areas.
 
    Administered by the Universal Services Administration Corporation (USAC), Schools and Libraries Division (SLD)
       
  Discounts
    Ranges from 20-90%
 
    Based on the percentage of students in a school that qualify for the National School Lunch Program, the measures of economic disadvantage.
 
    CMSD discount has ranged from 86% to 90%
 

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The primary goal of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District is to become a Premier School District in the United States of America.

     
   
 

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