Q12. A list of suggestions that beneficiaries and school and library associations have made to improve the E-rate program follows. To what extent do you favor or oppose each of these suggestions?
k. Create an advisory panel to USAC and the Schools and Libraries Division, which would consist of actual practitioners who have current experience going through the E-Rate application process.

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  Strongly favor Somewhat favor Neither favor nor oppose Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose Not applicable or do not know
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1. All respondents 34.4 30.2-38.7 31.6 27.4-35.8 22.5 18.7-26.2 2.3 1.2-4.1 2.6 1.4-4.5 6.5 4.5-9.1
2. Rural 29.1 23.3-34.9 33.4 27.3-39.5 24.2 18.8-29.7 3.4 1.5-6.7 3.7 1.6-7.2 6.2 3.4-10.1
3. Urban 39.2 33.0-45.4 30.1 24.3-35.8 20.9 15.8-26.1 1.3 0.3-3.8 1.6 0.5-4.1 6.9 4.1-10.7
4. Priority 1 funding only 32.0 27.3-36.7 31.9 27.2-36.6 23.2 18.9-27.5 2.7 1.3-5.0 2.9 1.5-5.2 7.3 4.8-10.4
5. At least some priority 2 funding 44.9 34.8-54.9 30.5 21.2-39.9 19.4 12.3-28.3 0.5 0.0-2.4 1.2 0.0-6.7 3.4 1.2-7.6
6. School district 32.5 27.1-37.9 35.2 29.6-40.8 21.8 17.0-26.6 2.5 1.0-5.1 1.8 0.6-4.2 6.2 3.7-9.7
7. Library 37.9 26.4-49.3 33.1 22.2-45.4 15.5 7.8-26.3 1.6 0.1-7.7 6.0 1.6-14.7 6.1 1.7-14.7
8. School 37.3 28.8-45.8 22.4 15.4-30.9 27.7 19.7-35.8 2.2 0.4-6.5 2.7 0.6-7.6 7.6 3.8-13.4