Under what conditions does a school or library need to be CIPA compliant?
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) applies when a school or library under the E-rate program uses universal service funding to obtain discounted Internet access service, internal connections or basic maintenance of internal connections. CIPA compliance is not required when telecommunications, VoIP or fiber services are requested, for telecommunications transmission purposes (even in the Internet access category). However, if any other Internet access services such as basic Internet access, web hosting or e-mail service are included or bundled with the telecommunications, VoIP or fiber services, CIPA compliance is required.
