e-Rate pioneers (Washington Post story) are concerned with the direction FCC is proposing for the e-rate.
The lawmakers object to how the FCC has suggested funding WiFi upgrades in schools and libraries according to a per-student or per-square-foot formula, arguing that it unfairly allocates more money to large and wealthy institutions over smaller, poorer ones where the need may be greater.
There is also the issue on whether e-rate funding should be increased with board members weighing in along party lines.