The FCC can encourage smart and efficient use...

The FCC can encourage smart and efficient use of bandwidth in schools and libraries by modernizing the eligible services list, said representatives from Microsoft and its law firm at a Feb. 20 meeting with commission staff. The representatives said the FCC could better protect student privacy in the digital age, and promote the deployment and use of low-cost, high-quality connections. The positions are described in a Microsoft policy paper, “Empowering America’s Students” (http://bit.ly/1bMeEnE). FCC officials at the meeting were from the Wireline Bureau and Office of Strategic Planning, said a Microsoft ex parte filing posted to docket 13-184 Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1hgHKLA).