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The FCC has proposed ending E-Rate funding for schools and libraries. Public comments are due Oct. 13, 2026. Learn what's at stake and how to act.

The SHLB Coalition welcomes the FCC's vote to open public comment on streamlining and strengthening the Rural Health Care Program for rural broadband.

On August 5, 2026, the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in...

SHLB and partners have launched an action center at Save Our ERate.com, a central hub for everyone who depends on the program.

SHLB is leading the charge to protect E-Rate. We recently met with all three FCC Commissioner offices, including Chairman Carr, Commissioner Trusty,...

The FCC has released a draft proposal asking whether the E-Rate program—which provides over $3 billion a year in internet discounts to schools and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2026)—The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition today responded to Federal Communications...

The SHLB Coalition, CoSN, ALA, and AASA respond to the FCC's vote to establish a new competitive bidding portal for the E-Rate program, raising...

The SHLB Coalition and more than 80 organizations are urging the FCC to reject its proposed competitive bidding portal for the E-Rate program,...

SHLB’s Executive Director Joey Wender is heading to Fiber Connect 2026 in Orlando, Florida (May 17–20) to moderate a panel on one of the most...

CoSN recognized the SHLB Coalition with its Special Advocacy Award for leading the successful Supreme Court defense of the Universal Service Fund...

Despite the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in 2025 upholding the Universal Service Fund, Consumers' Research has filed a new challenge in the Fifth...