Schools and Libraries Program

Also known as the E-rate Program. In the United States, a program

administered by the Schools and Libraries Corporation (SLC) to make telecommunications service, Internet access, and internal connections affordable for eligible schools and libraries.The Schools and Libraries

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• ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)
• etymology
• EUCL (End User Common Line Charge)
• euphemism
• European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA)
• European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (Conférence
• European Radio Message System (ERMES)
• European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO)
• European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
• Européenne des administrations des Postes et des Télécommunications or CEPT)
• EV-DO (EVolution-Data Optimized)
• EV (EVolution-Data Optimized)
• Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO or EV)
• EVRC (Enhanced Variable Rate Vocoder)
• Excess Burst Size (B )
• Excess Information Rate (EIR)
• exchange
• exchange
• exchange
• Exchange Carriers Standards Association (ECSA)
• exclusive hold
• Expedited Forwarding (EF)
• Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)
• extended band (E-Band)
• Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)