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FYI,<br>
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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
Oregon ALA Chapter Councilor<br>
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<td>Don Wood <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dwood@ala.org"><dwood@ala.org></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">District Dispatch has
posted a
new item, '<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4453">ALA files
comments to FCC on proposed rule that would impact E-rate</a>'<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The American Library Association (ALA) filed comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday regarding the Commission’s
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which proposes a new rule for schools as
a
result of the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act and rule
revisions
for schools and libraries to reflect existing statutory language of the
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Both the proposed new rule
and rule
revisions would impact the universal service support mechanism for
schools and
libraries also known as the E-rate program. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>E-rate discounts are critical in meeting the ongoing and ever
increasing
telecommunications needs of libraries. ALA commented that the
additional burden
caused by the proposed rule revisions will likely have a negative
impact on
library participation in the E-rate program through added complexity
and
potential funding delays.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The ALA asks the Commission to carefully review the necessity or
benefit of
making the proposed changes. ALA points out that the burdens and delays
associated with the resulting form and instruction changes, online form
programming, and OMB approvals as well as the time and energy that will
be
required to deal with the confusion associated with these changes, are
unnecessary and counter-productive. With the exception of the added
language in the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, there have
been no
other statutory changes to CIPA since its enactment in 2000, and ALA is
not
aware of issues that would cause the need for the revisions being
proposed at
this time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Read the full text of ALA’s comments <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/CIPA1.pdf">here</a>.
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You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new
updates are
posted.<br>
Best regards,<br>
Jacob Roberts<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jroberts@alawash.org">jroberts@alawash.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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L. Sager<br>
Library East, Cataloging<br>
Portland State University<br>
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503-725-8169<br>
503-725-5799<br>
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