E-rate News

September 2, 2011

Weekly Funding Summary

The SLD issued four regular waves and two appeal waves this week, notifying over 500 applicants and service providers about the status of their E-rate funding requests. Funding commitments totaled...

August 23, 2011

FCC Announces FY2010 P2 Funding at All Discount Levels, $850M Rollover For FY2011

On August 22, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission issued an Order which directs USAC to fund Funding Year 2010 Priority 2 applications at all discount levels. The FCC also announced...

August 12, 2011

FCC Releases CIPA Order

In 2008, Congress passed the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act that updated the Children's Internet Protection Act known as CIPA. On August 11, 2011, the FCC released an...

FCC Increases FY2011 Funding Cap

The FCC has announced that the funding cap for Funding Year 2011 will be increased .9%. This increase will result in an additional $20 million available for FY2011.

USAC Requests Gift Rule Clarification

On August 5, 2011, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) filed a request for supplemental information with the Federal Communications Commission. In its request, USAC seeks clarification from the FCC...

SECA Files “Black Hole Application” Ex Parte

On August 1, 2011, SECA (the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance) filed an ex parte with the Federal Communications Commission regarding "Black Hole applications." Black Hole applications, SECA explains, are E-rate...

USAC Quarterly Report: $1.1 Billion Available For Rollover

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report on August 2, 2011, announcing that approximately $1.1 billion is currently available for potential rollover into Funding Year 2011. The...

USAC Schools and Libraries Committee Meeting Highlights

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held their quarterly meeting on July 25th, 2011. The Committee approved USAC's operating budget for the quarter, and SLD Vice President Mel Blackwell reviewed...