E-rate News

October 19, 2011

USAC Issues First FY2011 Priority Two Funding Wave

On October 18, 2011, USAC released Funding Wave 18 notifying 1,273 applicants and 817 service providers about the status of their FY 2011 funding requests. The funding wave included nearly...

October 11, 2011

USAC Seeks Chief Executive Officer

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is soliciting candidates for the position of Chief Executive Officer. Since 2006, Scott Barash has been the acting CEO, with the responsibility of management...

October 3, 2011

Consultant Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

On September 29, 2011, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. announced that Jonathan Michael Slaughter of Montgomery, AL entered a guilty plea to a single count of felony mail...

September 28, 2011

FCC Releases FY 2012 Eligible Services List

On September 28, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission released the final Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2012 and authorized USAC to open the FY2012 filing window no earlier than...

September 26, 2011

USAC Fall 2011 Training Materials Available

Training materials for USAC's Fall 2011 applicant training sessions are now available for download from the SLD's website. The PowerPoint presentations cover a wide range of topics, including gift giving...

September 19, 2011

USAC To Release FY2010 P2 Funding at 80% This Week

On September 21, the SLD will release the first Funding Year 2010 wave that will include Priority Two applications at the 80% discount level. According to a Funds For Learning...

September 16, 2011

News You Need – October Deadlines

Two important E-rate deadlines occur in the month of October. In each case, failure to meet the deadline can result in the loss or reduction of E-rate funding!

September 13, 2011

New CIPA Requirements Published in Federal Register

On August 12, 2011, the FCC issued an Order based on the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act updating the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). The rules were published...