E-rate News

September 22, 2010

USAC to Recommend Funding Priority Two Requests at 85%

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non- Quarterly Board Meeting on September 22, and are recommending to the FCC that they start funding priority two applications at 85%...

September 21, 2010

FCC Provides Insights into New E-rate Rules

On September 23, the FCC will release new E-rate rules based on the goals and objectives of the National Broadband Plan. In preparation of this Order to be released on...

September 15, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 017

On September 14, USAC issued the seventeenth wave of funding year 2010, committing $31.64 million for over 1,200 requests. With the addition of funding wave 017, USAC has approved over...

September 9, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 016

On September 8, USAC issued the sixteenth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $28.5 million on over 1,500 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.19 billion in E-rate...

September 7, 2010

Deadline Approaching for Internal Connection Projects

Applicants that received commitments for internal connection projects for FY 2009 should be mindful of the impending deadline to complete these projects. Internal connection projects for FY09 must be delivered...

September 3, 2010

FCC Sets Tentative E-rate Broadband Order Release Date

The FCC tentatively announced that they will release their long-anticipated E-rate Broadband Order at their September 23 open meeting.¬† Earlier this summer the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rule...

September 1, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 015

USAC issued the fifteenth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $26 million on 1,466 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.16 billion in E-rate funding commitments since the...

August 31, 2010

Universal Service Payments Go Exclusively Electronic

Starting today, all Universal Service payments must be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT). Any vendor that failed to provide an updated Form 498 to USAC will have their payments...