The FCC has been speeding approval of broadband...

The FCC has been speeding approval of broadband expansion projects sought by schools and libraries, said Acting Managing Director Jon Wilkins in a blog post (http://fcc.us/1soeVF0). E-rate funding has reached $1 billion this week for funding year 2014, “twice as fast as any previous year in E-Rate history,” Wilkins wrote. The agency has made a “particular effort to speed larger applications this year,” including state and regional consortia, he said.