Megan Janicki
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ALA President Sam Helmick on today's vote: "ALA is both disappointed by the FCC’s takebacks and discouraged by the lack of due process, which left no opportunity for staff, patrons and library advocates to give input on the draft order."
Read more ⤵️ #ForOurLibraries
Read more ⤵️ #ForOurLibraries
NEW: ALA is deeply disappointed in the FCC's vote today to end #ERate funding support for wi-fi hotspot lending programs at libraries and schools.
We don't yet know the full extent of the impacts, but we know that libraries & their communities rely on this support: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...
We don't yet know the full extent of the impacts, but we know that libraries & their communities rely on this support: www.ala.org/news/2025/09...
ALA disappointed by FCC takebacks, lack of due process in decision to end library hotspots, school bus Wi-Fi
The American Library Association (ALA) and partners in the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, expressed disappointment with today’s FCC vote to end E-Rate support for library and ...
www.ala.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
ALA President Sam Helmick on today's vote: "ALA is both disappointed by the FCC’s takebacks and discouraged by the lack of due process, which left no opportunity for staff, patrons and library advocates to give input on the draft order."
Read more ⤵️ #ForOurLibraries
Read more ⤵️ #ForOurLibraries
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"Meta has created a vision of life in which, without A.I. aiding his every word, an individual can be left reeling by the simplest of human interactions." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/m...
Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron?
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June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Meta has created a vision of life in which, without A.I. aiding his every word, an individual can be left reeling by the simplest of human interactions." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/m...
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ALA is deeply disappointed in the result of today's Senate vote to reject using #ERate funding for wi-fi hotspot programs. The E-Rate program is broadly popular and admired, helping millions of Americans get online through the library and at school. More from ALA President Cindy Hohl ⤵️
May 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
ALA is deeply disappointed in the result of today's Senate vote to reject using #ERate funding for wi-fi hotspot programs. The E-Rate program is broadly popular and admired, helping millions of Americans get online through the library and at school. More from ALA President Cindy Hohl ⤵️
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ALERT: We only have a few hours to save hotspot lending programs funded by #ERate. We NEED your voice.
Senator Ted Cruz is attempting a last-minute strategy to permanently defund E-Rate hotspot programs at libraries across the country. Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on S.J.Res 7!
Senator Ted Cruz is attempting a last-minute strategy to permanently defund E-Rate hotspot programs at libraries across the country. Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on S.J.Res 7!
May 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ALERT: We only have a few hours to save hotspot lending programs funded by #ERate. We NEED your voice.
Senator Ted Cruz is attempting a last-minute strategy to permanently defund E-Rate hotspot programs at libraries across the country. Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on S.J.Res 7!
Senator Ted Cruz is attempting a last-minute strategy to permanently defund E-Rate hotspot programs at libraries across the country. Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on S.J.Res 7!
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ALA & broadband advocates gathered today at the Supreme Court for the start of oral arguments in a case that could decide the fate of #ERate
Past PLA President Sonia Alcántara-Antoine shared the profound impact the program has on her community in Baltimore, providing internet access at the library
Past PLA President Sonia Alcántara-Antoine shared the profound impact the program has on her community in Baltimore, providing internet access at the library
March 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
ALA & broadband advocates gathered today at the Supreme Court for the start of oral arguments in a case that could decide the fate of #ERate
Past PLA President Sonia Alcántara-Antoine shared the profound impact the program has on her community in Baltimore, providing internet access at the library
Past PLA President Sonia Alcántara-Antoine shared the profound impact the program has on her community in Baltimore, providing internet access at the library
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"We must prevent that divide from growing wider and let our Congress members know that library hotspot lending empowers our communities to learn, live, and prosper—whether they’re freshmen, families, or farmers."
— ALA President Cindy Hohl and Tara O’Hagan
www.pmg-ky1.com/pioneer_news...
— ALA President Cindy Hohl and Tara O’Hagan
www.pmg-ky1.com/pioneer_news...
Learning, livelihoods in jeopardy with federal resolutions
When severe weather like we’ve had these last two months prevented Bullitt County students from attending school full time, a crucial library hotspot lending program kept 30% of them connected
www.pmg-ky1.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"We must prevent that divide from growing wider and let our Congress members know that library hotspot lending empowers our communities to learn, live, and prosper—whether they’re freshmen, families, or farmers."
— ALA President Cindy Hohl and Tara O’Hagan
www.pmg-ky1.com/pioneer_news...
— ALA President Cindy Hohl and Tara O’Hagan
www.pmg-ky1.com/pioneer_news...
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As one of the orgs that helped get E-Rate enacted, ALA will never back down from defending this essential funding program. Libraries, schools, patrons, and students need the internet access that E-Rate enables.
What comes next? ALA is going to court: publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra... 2/2
What comes next? ALA is going to court: publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra... 2/2
E-Rate and Universal Service Under Fire; ALA Prepares for Supreme Court - Public Libraries Online
E-Rate in Jeopardy: Court ruling challenges funding lifeline for library broadband connectivity.
publiclibrariesonline.org
November 22, 2024 at 8:38 PM
As one of the orgs that helped get E-Rate enacted, ALA will never back down from defending this essential funding program. Libraries, schools, patrons, and students need the internet access that E-Rate enables.
What comes next? ALA is going to court: publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra... 2/2
What comes next? ALA is going to court: publiclibrariesonline.org/2024/11/e-ra... 2/2
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Today, the Supreme Court agreed to review an incredibly consequential 5th Circuit case related to the Universal Service Fund, the funding mechanism that supports #Erate broadband discounts for libraries & schools.
The plaintiffs argue that the USF is unconstitutional. We couldn't disagree more. 1/2
The plaintiffs argue that the USF is unconstitutional. We couldn't disagree more. 1/2
November 22, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Today, the Supreme Court agreed to review an incredibly consequential 5th Circuit case related to the Universal Service Fund, the funding mechanism that supports #Erate broadband discounts for libraries & schools.
The plaintiffs argue that the USF is unconstitutional. We couldn't disagree more. 1/2
The plaintiffs argue that the USF is unconstitutional. We couldn't disagree more. 1/2
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With so many rule changes & eligibility expansions for #Erate over the past few years, the landscape can be confusing.
Hotspots are eligible for E-rate funding, but for how long? What changes under a new FCC?
ALA's @meganjanicki.bsky.social can help. Tune in: broadbandbreakfast.com/november-20-...
Hotspots are eligible for E-rate funding, but for how long? What changes under a new FCC?
ALA's @meganjanicki.bsky.social can help. Tune in: broadbandbreakfast.com/november-20-...
November 19, 2024 at 6:17 PM
With so many rule changes & eligibility expansions for #Erate over the past few years, the landscape can be confusing.
Hotspots are eligible for E-rate funding, but for how long? What changes under a new FCC?
ALA's @meganjanicki.bsky.social can help. Tune in: broadbandbreakfast.com/november-20-...
Hotspots are eligible for E-rate funding, but for how long? What changes under a new FCC?
ALA's @meganjanicki.bsky.social can help. Tune in: broadbandbreakfast.com/november-20-...