FCC Freezes Internet Subsidy for Public Schools and Libraries

The N.Y. Times reports today that the FCC has imposed a moratorium on E-rate, the federal program subsidizing internet access at public schools and libraries.  The FCC, it seems, was so concerned about fraud and waste it cut off the program without notice two months ago.  It will remain off indefinitely while the FCC ponders new rules.  In the meantime, schools and libraries have been left in the lurch.  With the money (temporarily) gone, it remains unclear whether they still will have to comply with the onerous filtering requirements attached to E-rate funding under the Childrens Internet Protection Act.