E-rate Commentary

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...

Visit FFL at ISTE

Funds For Learning will be exhibiting at the ISTE Conference in San Diego from June 24 - 27th. If you or a member of your organization is attending ISTE, please...

My E-rate Knee Hurts

Have you ever experienced pain in a joint when the weather is scheduled for a sudden change? With ten plus years of my life dedicated to compiling and analyzing E-rate...

Your Vote Counts: Results of Funds For Learning’s 2012 Applicant Survey

Join Funds For Learning, the nation's largest E-rate compliance firm, for a free E-rate training session entitled Your Vote Counts: Results of Funds For Learning's 2012 Applicant Survey. The event...

by Nick Shipley

The Halves and Halves Not

Sometimes "half" is a good thing - half price, half the calories, half the time, a glass half full optimism. However, when it comes to bridging the digital divide and...