E-rate News

August 25, 2009

USAC Recommends Funding FY 2009 Priority Two Applications at 85%

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly Board meeting and approved a recommendation to the FCC requesting authorization to issue commitments for priority two requests at 85% and...

August 23, 2009

USAC Announces Dates of Website Downtime

The Apply Online section of USAC's SLD website will be unavailable from Wednesday, September 2, 2009 through Sunday, September 13, 2009, according to an announcement posted on the SLD's website. ...

August 16, 2009

FCC to Hold Broadband Workshop

The Federal Communications Commission will hold a workshop of Thursday, August 20 at 1PM Eastern Time to help inform the public about broadband policies can impact educational outcomes. A portion...

USAC Announces Website Unavailability in Advance of Upgrades

Mel Blackwell, Vice-president of the Schools and Libraries Division of USAC has informed attendees of the monthly Service Provider conference call that certain features of the SLD's website will be...

Approximately $200 Million Available for 2010 Rollover

In its quarterly report to the Federal Communications Commission, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported that approximately $1.1 billion in unused funds from previous Funding Years could be used...

Wave 015 Released for FY 2009

The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has released the details of the fifteenth funding decision wave for FY 2009. In this wave, 361...

FCC OIG Still Concerned about Improper Payments to E-rate Beneficiaries

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 October 1, 2008...

Additional $900 Million Available for FY 2009

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized approximately $900 million in unused funds from previous years be rolled into the pool of available funding for the 2009 Funding Year.