VectorUSA Blog

This February, VectorUSA and Fortinet hosted an E-Rate and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act webinar, which covered key updates on the funding packages, a look ahead at future relief funding, and tips on how to maximize your resource dollars. Curtis Paradzick, Vice President of Sales for VectorUSA, was joined by Jeff Jennings, National State and Local Education Director at Fortinet, and Catherine Banker, Education Compliance Director at VectorUSA. Together, VectorUSA and Fortinet bring decades of insight and knowledge of the rules and regulations that govern the funding programs, and they used this webinar to share updates and their perspectives for the road ahead.

If there is one thing that the last year has taught us, it is just how important reliable, fast, and affordable internet is to keep students, schools, and libraries connected. This has been the exact mission of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program since 1996.

The last year has caused school districts to be even more innovative, creative, and flexible when it comes to delivering for their students and community.

With $4.1 billion currently available for K-12 schools and city libraries to upgrade to new and improved broadband and IT equipment, the FCC’s E-Rate program is as strong as ever. Current speculation is even hinting that in 2020 there could be $250 per student across the U.S. 

Catherine Banker, Director of Education Services, VectorUSA Over the past couple of decades, technology and education have forged an undeniably strong bond that provides K-12 students phenomenal opportunities for growth and learning.