E-rate Analysis

2005 E-rate Demand Appears to Track 2004

Applicants' demand for E-rate funding for the 2005 funding year appears to generally be tracking demand for the 2004 funding year, according to a Funds For Learning analysis.

January 19, 2005

Applicants Race to Post Form 470 Applications Before Deadline

Schools and libraries posted 1,200 Form 470 applications January 19, the second-to-last day in which an application could be posted and still leave enough time for the requisite 28-day posting...

December 19, 2004

The Pace of Form 470 Postings: A Funds For Learning Analysis

Although the number of Form 470 applications posted to date for 2005 is lagging behind the number posted by the comparable date last year, a Funds For Learning analysis suggests...

Could Applicants Bear the Cost of an Audit? An FFL Analysis

Congressional proposals to require E-rate applicants to bear the cost of audits of their funding commitments may not reflect how little funding the average applicant actually receives.

Schools and Libraries’ Use of E-rate Discounts Still Lags as Administrative Review Picks Up

At a time of tighter budgets for education technology, schools and libraries are still lagging in their use of E-rate discounts that have been approved for them, according to a...

October 21, 2003

FFL Implements Searchable Version of New Eligible Services List

10/22/2003 - Funds For Learning's unique E-rate search tool for the newly revised Eligible Services List (ESL) is now online for the E-rate community to use, free-of-charge. The ESL is...

August 19, 2003

FFL Files Reply Comments in FCC E-rate Rule Making

Funds For Learning, LLC, has filed Reply Comments as part of the Federal Communications Commission's ongoing Notice of Proposed Rule Making on the E-rate program.

Funds For Learning Files Comments with FCC

Funds For Learning filed comments July 21 in response to the Federal Communications Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making on the E-rate program.