华盛顿，10月13日：美国参议院委员会报告周二发布称，协助学校和图书馆争取来自每年30亿美元互联网补贴项目资金的顾问，年收入在2亿至4亿美元之间。
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 : A US Senate committee report released on Tuesday said consultants who assist schools and libraries in winning funding from a $3 billion annual internet subsidy program receive between $200 million and $400 million annually.
参议院商务委员会主席泰德·克鲁兹表示，顾问帮助联邦通信委员会E-Rate项目的申请者“遵守一个已成为该项目昂贵特征的复杂流程”。他补充说，高额费用应“促使人们更加审视E-Rate资金的流向、受益方以及该项目目前的结构是否为学校、图书馆和纳税人创造价值”。
Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz said consultants help the applicants for the Federal Communications Commission E-Rate program "comply with a Byzantine process that has become a costly feature of the program." He added that the high fees should "prompt greater scrutiny of how E-Rate funds move, who benefits and whether the program's current structure delivers value to schools, libraries and taxpayers."