E-rate Commentary

September 11, 2012

Harrington To Attend New York Times’ Schools For Tomorrow Conference

Funds For Learning CEO John Harrington has been invited to attend the New York Times' Schools For Tomorrow conference on September 13, 2012 in New York City. The by-invitation-only conference,...

September 10, 2012

Funds For Learning Comments on SECA Petition

On August 10, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice soliciting comments on a petition filed by the State E-rate Coordinators Association (SECA). SECA's July 27 petition...

August 31, 2012

SECA Posts Draft ESL Reply Comments

On August 29, 2012, the State E-rate Coordinators' Alliance (SECA) submitted reply comments to the FCC's draft Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2013. In its comments, SECA highlighted the...

August 21, 2012

FFL CEO Appointed To Virtual Charter Board

On August 6, 2012, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin appointed Funds For Learning CEO John Harrington as a member of the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.

FCC Receives Draft ESL Comments

On July 5, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission released the draft Eligible Services List for FY2013. Comments regarding the FCC's proposed changes were due August 6, and as of August...

by Peter Kaplan

My View on the FY 2011 and FY 2012 Priority Two Discount Threshold

While I applaud the regulators' desire to fund the 90% FY 2012 applications - they are the school districts with the greatest need, after all - many have received P2...

How to File FCC Comments

The easiest way to file comments or reply comments on the draft ESL is to use the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) filing system. Here's how to get started.

by Verlyne Jolley

A Story About A Lost BEAR

The following is a story about a little BEAR who apparently got lost in the Schools and Libraries forest. This BEAR, we will call him Fozzy, went to the forest...