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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 13, 2025

FCC Votes to Cut E-Rate Funding for School Bus Wi-Fi

Federal funding for internet connectivity on school buses has been on the line since the E-Rate program expanded, and a late September ruling ends the approx. $40M spend as the FCC reverses its 2023 decision.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 15, 2025

E-Rate Funding Year 2025 Application Filing Window Open Now

Want WiFi on your buses? Applications for FCC Form 471 are open now on Universal Service Administrative Co.’s website.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2022

SpaceX Pilot Program to Provide Internet Service to School Buses

In a filing to the FCC, SpaceX mentioned its pilot program, as well as a request for the FCC to expand what services are covered in a program that provides internet connectivity discounts to certain school districts.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2020

Partnership Helps District Install Wi-Fi on School Buses

Elkhart (Ind.) Community Schools partners with mobile technology supplier MITO Corp. and the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Civic Innovation to install Wi-Fi on 25 of its buses.

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