Blogs

What a year! SHLB celebrated remarkable achievements on many fronts in 2024, but we also face an uncertain future. From E-rate reforms to pole...

The SHLB Coalition has announced that its founding director, John Windhausen, is retiring in 2025. We are now accepting applications for our next...

Dear SHLB Supporters, Tomorrow, December 3, is Giving Tuesday, a global movement that began in 2012 to inspire people to contribute to the greater...

In October and November, the SHLB Coalition received seven outstanding nominations for our annual board election. Midway through the election...

The future of the $8.5 billion Universal Service Fund (USF), which supports broadband access in schools, libraries, and rural communities, hangs in...

Exciting news--SHLB is holding elections to fill two spots on our Board of Directors! One spot will go to a staff member of a Community Anchor...

On Monday, July 29, 2024 the Commission released the final Report and Order (“Final Order”) depicting the rules governing its new...

On Wednesday, July 24, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released the highly anticipated State Digital Equity...

Yesterday, at the July Federal Communications Commission Open Meeting, the Commission approved, on a 3-2 vote, an order to make Wi-Fi hotspots and...

On June 26, 2024, our entire six-person SHLB team landed at the San Diego airport, ready for an adventure like no other. We met with board member...

Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. We hope that you'll enjoy...

Congress is currently deliberating changes to the E-rate program, and one proposal has raised eyebrows: requiring schools to ban social media access...