FCC chairman leads “cruel” vote to take Wi-Fi access away from school kids

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday voted to end funding for two programs designed to help schoolchildren and library patrons access the Internet.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr claims that Biden-era orders to establish the programs exceeded the FCC’s authority. The FCC voted 2-1 to kill the programs, with Republican Olivia Trusty voting with Carr and Democrat Anna Gomez dissenting.

In the previous administration, the FCC expanded the Universal Service Fund’s E-Rate program in 2024 to let schools and libraries lend out Wi-Fi hotspots and services that could be used off-premises. The FCC separately decided in 2023 to let the E-Rate program pay for Wi-Fi service on school buses.

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