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FCC awards over USD 1.2 bln to connect 3.6 mln students

Monday 27 September 2021 | 11:24 CET | News
The FCC announced that it's awarded USD 1.203 billion for 3,040 schools, 260 libraries and 24 consortia that applied for support from the USD 7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. Of the total, USD 1.17 billion will go to schools, USD 23.97 million to libraries, and USD 12.03 million will support consortia of schools and libraries. 

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