Additionally, the school uses eRate funds, from the federal Universal Service Fund, to pay for phone service, Internet service, upgrading of the school's computer system firewall and to maintain the school's computer network.
This fund is meant to reduce wasteful spending, while improving the original Universal Service Fund.
After the Telecommunications Act of 1996, NECA became indirectly responsible for the Universal Service Fund (USF) programs through its subsidiary corporation, the Universal Service Administrative Company.
The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is an independent American nonprofit corporation designated as the administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) by the Federal Communications Commission.
This program, also known as E-Rate, provides subsidies for Internet access, telecommunications services, internal infrastructure and basic maintenance of internal connections to schools and libraries.
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Former Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) stated at hearings that with new technologies and business models decreasing the reliance on long distance telephone communications revenues that have traditionally supported the USF, it is now time to consider a restructuring of the USF funding system to one that incorporates broadband Internet access as a necessary service.
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