E-rate News

USAC Releases FY 2014 Demand Estimate

On April 17, 2014, the Universal Service Company (USAC) released their annual demand estimate to the Federal Communications Commission. USAC's estimate of the total program demand for FY 2014 is...

Chairman Wheeler Talks E-rate 2.0

On April 17, 2014 Chairman Wheeler provided opening remarks to an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) public hearing on libraries and broadband. During Chairman Wheeler's opening remarks he...

FCC Announces E-rate 2.0 Workshop

On April 14, 2014 the FCC announced they will be holding an E-rate Modernization Workshop on Tuesday May 6, 2014, to "discuss the challenge of delivering high-speed connectivity to and...

EducationSuperHighway Releases FY2014 Form 471 Item 21 Analysis

The EducationSuperHighway non-profit organization had asked school districts to use their Form 471 Item 21 tool for FY 2014 in order for them to gather data on what technologies schools...

FCC Chairman Wheeler Blogs About E-rate Reform

On April 10, 2014 FCC Chairman Wheeler released a blog about his visit to an Indian reservation in South Dakota last month. The Chairman specifically stated that students "‚Ä¶whether they...

FCC Consumer Advisory Committee Weighs In On E-rate Reform

In an effort to modernize the E-rate program and increase its efficiency, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice detailing proposed program changes currently being considered. The Consumer...

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

On April 1, 2014 USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Recovery Report to the Federal Communications Commission. As required by the FCC's Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual...

USAC Releases 2013 Annual Report

On April 1, 2014 the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released its 2013 Annual Report. The report provides the Federal Communications Commission and Congress details about the non-profit company's activities,...