E-rate News

January 4, 2010

E-rate Commitments Per-Student Slightly Lower in FY 2008

The Federal Communications Commission released the Federal-State Universal Service Board's Monitoring Report on Universal Service. This report provides general information about the telephone industry that has been reported to the...

December 28, 2009

FCC Office of Inspector General Overstates Initial Erroneous Payment Rate Determinations

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their bi-annually report to Congress outlining their activities over the last six months. The report details their activities from April 1, 2009...

December 17, 2009

Leonard LaDuron Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud the E-rate Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) reported today that Leonard LaDuron, was sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $238,607 in restitution for his role in defrauding...

by Scott Weston

December 3, 2009

eSchoolNews Article about E-rate ESL & Filing Window

Funds For Learning was quoted in a news article about the Filing Window and Eligible Services List published by eSchoolNews. You can check it out here.

December 2, 2009

FCC Announces Change in Location for Hand-Delivered Filings

Effective December 28, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission will only accept hand-delivered or messenger-delivered filings for the Commission's Secretary, such as E-rate appeals and NPRM comments, at its headquarters. The...

December 2, 2009

Funding Year 2010 Filing Window Opens

The SLD has opened the Filing Window, accepting Forms 471 for requests of E-rate discounts in Funding Year 2010. The window opened at Noon Eastern Time on December 3, 2009,...

December 1, 2009

FCC Releases ESL for FY 2010, Authorizes Opening Filing Window

The FCC has released and Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to eligible services within the E-rate program. The FCC also authorizes the SLD to open...

November 23, 2009

Priority 2 Commitments reach 87% for FY2008, 80% for FY2009

USAC has announced that Priority 2 Commitments for FY2008 will now be funded at 87 % and Priority 2 Commitments for 2009 will be funded at the 80% discount level...