{"abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) takes steps to modernize the E-Rate program to meet the evolving needs of schools and libraries around the country by allowing for the distribution of Wi-Fi hotspots and services to students, school staff, and library patrons for off-premises use.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2024/08/20/2024-18122.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"54","title":47}],"citation":"89 FR 67303","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective September 19, 2024, except for the amendments to Sec. Sec. 54.504 and 54.516, at amendatory instructions 4 and 9, respectively, which are delayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those sections.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["WC Docket No. 21-31","FCC 24-76","FR ID 237079"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2024-18122","effective_on":"2024-09-19","end_page":67326,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2024/08/20/2024-18122.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/20/2024-18122/addressing-the-homework-gap-through-the-e-rate-program","images":{"ER20AU24.000":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER20AU24.000/ER20AU24.000_large.png","medium":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER20AU24.000/ER20AU24.000_medium.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER20AU24.000/ER20AU24.000_original_size.png"}},"images_metadata":{"ER20AU24.000":{"large":{"identifier":"ER20AU24.000","content_type":"image/png","size":13625,"width":822,"sha":"fcde337acdaadecebfc0012b33d1e4b1","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER20AU24.000/ER20AU24.000_large.png","height":208},"medium":{"identifier":"ER20AU24.000","content_type":"image/png","size":6655,"width":506,"sha":"2dc057102a34558ed1ba2413496a6923","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER20AU24.000/ER20AU24.000_medium.png","height":128},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER20AU24.000","content_type":"image/png","size":21393,"width":3830,"sha":"2b898fba12d42f7979b22e46e48d200b","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER20AU24.000/ER20AU24.000_original_size.png","height":969}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2024-18122?publication_date=2024-08-20","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2024-08-20/2024-18122/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":24,"page_views":{"count":1227,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 10:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-20/pdf/2024-18122.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18122.pdf?1724071514","publication_date":"2024-08-20","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2024/08/20/2024-18122.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"FCC","document_id":"FCC-2024-0304-0002","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2024-08-21T12:00:19Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":67303,"subtype":null,"title":"Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program","toc_doc":"Addressing the Homework Gap through the E-Rate Program","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Communications common carriers","Internet","Libraries","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Schools","Telecommunications","Telephone"],"type":"Rule","volume":89}