E-rate Commentary

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...

by John Harrington

October 27, 2014

E-rate: More Than Just Forms

Recently, I have been asked if I am concerned about the USAC website updates impacting our service at Funds For Learning. The answer, for a variety of reasons, is no...

by John Harrington

October 17, 2014

Getting Where We’re Going

Imagine a young woman who has just graduated from high school and wants to attend college to study chemical engineering. She has the skills and work ethic to pursue this...

by Peter Kaplan

October 1, 2014

Let the FY 2015 E-rate Procurement Begin

Understandably, many E-rate applicants may be tempted to wait until the FY 2015 Eligible Services List and new Form 470 are finalized and released by the FCC before starting their...

by Verlyne Jolley

August 29, 2014

The Cost of Cost Allocation: FFL’s FY 2015 ESL Comments

Applicants, warm up your engines - E-rate 2.0 is about to begin! But don't look for the green flag just yet. First, the FCC must approve the draft Eligible Services...

by Micah Rigdon

August 22, 2014

Shifting Discount Bands

With the new E-rate rules, there are some scenarios in which an applicant could see their discount rate increase from FY 2014, while others could unfortunately see their discount rates...

by John Harrington

August 15, 2014

Show Your Math

As we previously reported, this week the FCC released an E-rate demand analysis showing how the Commission came to its conclusions for many of the new rules taking effect in...

by Aaron Henderson

Learning About the New E-rate

Funds For Learning¬Æ kicked off our staff training on the new E-rate with a two day workshop at the end of July. Our team of E-rate guides met together during...