E-Rate Solutions

Make Category 2 dollars go farther with Alcatel-Lucent technology, helping you bridge the digital divide for 21st century teaching and learning

Education Solutions

The E-rate program gives every American school and library the opportunity to address their networking and telecommunications challenges by offsetting the total acquisition cost of networking technologies and services. It’s time to do more with your Category 2 budget .

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has been an E-rate provider since its inception in 1998, with expertise to help you plan, determine product eligibility, and status. Our cost-effective products and solutions have allowed our customers to get the most out of advanced communications.

Enable 21st century teaching and learning:

Deploy high performance Wi-Fi

Benefit from low latency Ethernet switches

Implement policy-based security

Leverage automation for efficiency

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Transform your school district with E-Rate funding

The E-Rate program provides American schools and libraries opportunities to address networking and telecommunications challenges by offsetting total acquisition costs. Alcatel-Lucent has served as an E-Rate provider since 1998, offering deep expertise in planning, product eligibility determination, and status management to help districts maximize their funding.

Deploy high-performance, controller-less Wi-Fi making any space a learning space
Benefit from low-latency Ethernet switches with carrier-grade technology
Implement policy-based security protecting against ransomware and cyberthreats
Leverage automation to support network infrastructure with limited staff

School district Wi-Fi infrastructure transformation with E-Rate

Customer benefits that extend beyond E-Rate season

Alcatel-Lucent's 20+ years of E-Rate experience helps districts extend their budgets and receive full program benefits. A healthy vendor relationship during and after the E-Rate process gets the most out of your budget. Alcatel-Lucent is in the business of making education personal — with cooperative partnerships that support districts year-round.

Knowledge sharing from 20+ years of E-Rate expertise and eligibility planning
Partnership development extending support well beyond E-Rate season
Future-proof networking supporting 100 Gbps and multi-gig ports
Cloud-based management via OmniVista Cirrus enabling E-Rate eligible managed services

OmniAccess Stellar wireless access point for E-Rate eligible schools

20+

years of E-Rate experience

100G

future-proof network speeds

Cat 2

eligible networking and Wi-Fi

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sub-second failover with SPB

Capabilities

Purpose-built for e-rate solutions

Enterprise-grade technology designed for your specific environment.

Category 2 Eligible

OmniAccess Stellar Wi-Fi access points and OmniSwitch LAN switches are Category 2 eligible for internal connections funding under the E-Rate program.

Simplified Pricing

Education-specific pricing structures designed to align with E-Rate procurement requirements, making it easier to submit competitive bids.

CIPA Compliance

Built-in content filtering and access control capabilities help schools meet Children's Internet Protection Act requirements for E-Rate eligibility.

Scalable Deployment

Solutions designed for school district-wide deployment with centralized management, zero-touch provisioning, and cloud-based monitoring via OmniVista Cirrus.

“We were facing real challenges with an outdated network and an antiquated phone system. We were therefore extremely fortunate to partner with Alcatel-Lucent to develop both short and long-term goals which addressed all of our challenges.”

Mike Anderson

Director of Technology

Rockville Centre School District

Benefits