E-rate News

November 24, 2010

FCC Seeks Comment on Definition of Consultants

One change to the new Forms 470 and 471 is the requirement for applicants to identify consultants that assisted them. At Funds For Learning's request, the FCC has released a...

November 22, 2010

OMB Approves New Forms 470 and 471

The FCC announced today that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the new Form 470 and Form 471. The FCC stated that the "...revisions streamline the forms by...

November 22, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 027

Wave 027 for Funding Year 2010 was released on November 23, 2010. This wave included Priority One and Priority Two requests totaling over $72M in funding commitments.

November 15, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 026

USAC issued the twenty-sixth wave for FY 2010 on November, 16 2010. Funding wave 026 included commitments for both Priority One and Priority Two requests with a total funded commitment...

November 11, 2010

FCC Releases Public Notice on EDU Pilot Program

The FCC has published the Public Notice which provides additional detail on the E-rate Deployed Ubiquitously (EDU) 2011 Pilot Program application process. EDU will support off-campus wireless connectivity for mobile...

November 11, 2010

HP Settles with Department of Justice

The U.S Department of Justice announced they reached a $16.25 million settlement with Hewlett Packard (HP) regarding violations of the FCC's E-rate competitive bidding rules. The issues stem from competitive...

November 9, 2010

FCC Releases Amendments to Sixth Report and Order

The Federal Communications Commission has issued amendments to the Sixth Report and Order including the FY 2011 Eligible Services List (ESL). In the erratum, the FCC amends twelve items throughout...

November 8, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 025

USAC issued the twenty-fifth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $48 million on 1,850 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.59 billion in E-rate funding commitments for FY...