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NCTA Concerned FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Plan Could Fund TikTok, Netflix

ISPs are concerned E-Rate funded Wi-Fi hotspots will be used for social media.

Joel Leighton

Joel Leighton

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NCTA Concerned FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Plan Could Fund TikTok, Netflix
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WASHINGTON, July 11, 2024 - Federal dollars should not be spent to subsidize student access to TikTok and Netflix.

That is what the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association said to the Federal Communications Commission ahead of the agency's July 18 vote to expand the scope of the E-rate program to include locations away from school buildings and public libraries.

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