E-rate Commentary

by Alexandra Fugairon

C.I.P.A.! It’s Fun to Comply with C.I.P.A.!

In October of 2008, Congress passed a bill amending the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requiring E-rate participants to create online safety education programs by July 1, 2010 in order...

by Alexandra Fugairon

MIA in PIA Continuing Series

Bundled packages of service, which often include ineligible components, are usually more cost-effective for an applicant than purchasing services a la carte. However, if those ineligible components purely meet the...

by Peter Kaplan

Please Approve USAC’s Recommendation to Fund FY 2009 Priority Two Applications Down to 78%

Dear FCC, It has been nearly three months since the Schools and Libraries Committee held a Non-Quarterly Board Meeting and recommended to the FCC that USAC fund FY 2009 Priority...

by Peter Kaplan

Forecasting the FY 2010 Priority Two Discount Threshold-Crunching the Numbers

Each year I get asked by many stakeholders if I can look into my E-rate crystal ball to forecast and provide an estimate on where the priority two discount threshold...

by Alexandra Fugairon

MIA in PIA-Continuing Series

In our continuing series "MIA in PIA" we continue to focus on the lack of consistency in the PIA review process. As we've seen in the past, program rules are...

by Scott Weston

It’s Applicants’ Last Chance to Finish the E-rate Survey

As many applicants are aware, the FCC is conducting a survey of E-rate applicants. Among other things, the survey asks applicants questions about the speed of Internet connectivity, how the...

by Scott Weston

Changes are Coming – Some Sooner, Some Later

Along many other stakeholders, Funds For Learning attended the FCC meeting held Tuesday today unveiling the National Broadband Plan. The FCC made a number of recommendations regarding how the E-rate...

February 18, 2010

No More Wasting Valuable Broadband: The FCC Gets it Right

If you wanted to, you could do it at your public library. And now you can do it at your local elementary, middle or high school too. Access the Internet...