E-rate Commentary

by Scott Weston

December 1, 2009

Form 471 Filing Window History

A year ago today, the Form 471 Filing Window for Funding Year 2009 opened. That makes one think about when the filing window will open for the next Funding Year....

by Scott Weston

November 16, 2009

Vendor Selection Documentation is Important For a Successful E-rate Procurement

In the coming weeks, schools and libraries across the country will start posting Forms 470 in greater numbers. Once all of the bids are in, applicants must fully document the...

by Alexandra Fugairon

August 25, 2009

MIA in PIA-No School Left Behind?

If PIA were like a "Where's Waldo" book, and Waldo represented consistency, Waldo would never be found. Anywhere. On the pages. Of the book. What seems to be missing from...

by Alexandra Fugairon

August 20, 2009

E-rate Program Status: 80’s Rock Ballad Dramatic Pause

Just like any good 80s rock ballad dramatic pause, the SLD web site will be on pause within the next few weeks, as they update their IT systems. Vacation from...

by Alexandra Fugairon

August 12, 2009

What Were They Thinking? Seeing the Forest For the Trees

For the most part I think the majority of E-rate stakeholders would agree that audits are an integral part of any government subsidized benefit program. I would venture to say...

by Scott Weston

August 11, 2009

What the OIG Really Wants

In the FCC Office of Inspector General's latest report, they recommend that USAC step up efforts to help ensure that E-rate disbursements are made only for those items which are...

by Brian Stephens

What is an “approved E-rate vendor”?

Here at FFL World Headquarters, we get a lot of mail.¬† Some of it is good, some not so much, and some of it is just plain confusing.

by Scott Weston

DISD FRNs Cancelled Following DoJ Settlement

As a follow-up to our news story about the Dallas Independent School District and the Department of Justice reaching a settlement agreement last month, we noticed that Dallas' 2007 Internal...