E-rate Commentary

by Peter Kaplan

November 1, 2013

Estimated Time Per BCAP Audit

I attended the USAC Schools & Libraries Quarterly Committee Meeting on Monday, October 28 where the Board discussed that the estimated 2014 programmatic budget would be $53 million which is...

by Peter Kaplan

October 25, 2013

Why Can’t Redundant Networks Be E-rate Eligible?

I was at the USAC E-rate applicant training in Atlanta this week and a school E-rate administrator asked the USAC about having redundant networks funded as part of the E-rate...

by John Harrington

October 18, 2013

755 Days‚Ä¶ Seriously?

755 days. That is the number of days that some people tell me it will take for schools to feel the impact of E-rate reform. Is that the best we...

by Sean Lock, Candy Miller, Katie Moore

October 11, 2013

Going on a BEAR Hunt

In honor of the October 28th invoice deadline, here is a video reminder of some of the items to keep in mind in regards to preparing reimbursement paperwork.

by Peter Kaplan

October 2, 2013

The E-rate Program Stifled by Shutdown

The new fiscal year for the federal government commenced October 1, 2013 and runs through September 30, 2014. However, because the United States Congress did not pass a budget to...

by Peter Kaplan

September 26, 2013

What if the FCC Only Increases the Funding Cap?

Over 800 stakeholders filed comments in response to the FCC's E-rate Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and reply comments are due by October 16, 2013. After reviewing the initial comments,...

September 20, 2013

Funds For Learning Reform Proposal Receives Support

In response to the E-rate NPRM a wide range of school districts submitted comments in support of Funds For Learning's proposed reforms. The E-rate Reform Coalition understands while all stakeholders...

September 20, 2013

The FFL 2.0 E-rate Budget Calculator

The current FCC "priority" funding system excludes most applicants from receiving internal connections support and may soon deny many applicants support for any services, even Internet access.