Even more important, the act mandated discounted Internet access rates for schools, libraries, and hospitals; the so-called E-rate would eventually save public entities about $2 billion a year.

更重要的是，法令强制要求对学校、图书馆和医院的门槛费折价；所谓的E级费率将最终给公共单位每年节省20亿美元。

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The Brent decision hinged on the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act, which says local authorities must provide a "comprehensive and efficient library service", and may determine how far other local authorities can go with their planned closures.

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It's a balancing act that presidential libraries have addressed to sometimes jarring effect.

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She pointed out that the Children's Internet Protection Act already requires libraries to block net content that is harmful to children.

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