E-rate Commentary

by John Harrington

December 11, 2014

Funds For Learning Comment on FCC Vote to Increase Support for Schools and Libraries

The FCC's vote today to increase E-rate support is a bold step forward in support of our nation's students and library patrons. Internet access is an essential element of modern...

by John Harrington

December 8, 2014

Thank You, Senator Rockefeller

Senator Rockefeller has been a tireless advocate and champion for connecting schools and libraries in the digital age and he deserves the thanks of all in the education community...

by John Harrington

December 5, 2014

The E-rate Funding Cap: Meeting the Need

We spend a lot of time looking at tables of E-rate funding information to discern the underlying trends and factors. These impact our clients and the overall health and welfare...

December 5, 2014

E-rate Manager Two-step Authentication Feature

As many organizations have learned, protecting account data and login information on the Internet must be a primary concern...

by Peter Kaplan

November 25, 2014

Caution: Experience and Risk

Administrators and educators who handle E-rate work often have many responsibilities, but the many E-rate deadlines are critical...

by Peter Kaplan

November 17, 2014

The Next Step for a Modern E-rate Program

For many years, Funds For Learning has championed, most recently in our E‚Äërate 2.0 proposal, the urgent need to modernize and increase E-rate funding in order to continue to promote...

by Peter Kaplan

November 13, 2014

Insight into Service Provider Audits

I attended the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee Meeting on October 27th and the Committee approved two audits. What piqued my interest is that both audits were tied to service...

by John Harrington

November 7, 2014

Planning Your Category 2 E-rate Discounts

On-campus broadband connectivity is a major element of E-rate reform. The updated program has been redesigned by the FCC with a renewed emphasis on helping schools and libraries receive financial...