The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that it plans to raise the E-rate funding cap by $1.5 billion to help schools and libraries obtain access to affordable, high-speed Internet service. The announcement comes as the FCC prepares to release a second E-rate Modernization Order, the next step in the reform process...

Unused spectrum between television channels is being harnessed for broadband delivery. Pilot projects are underway in the UK and India. Read more at Network World…