E-rate News

February 15, 2009

Division of AT&T Agrees to $8 Million E-rate DoJ Settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on February 13th that AT&T Technical Services Corporation has agreed to an $8.26 million E-rate settlement due to anti-competitive bidding practices.

February 1, 2009

USAC Projects $1 Billion Available for Rollover

In its quarterly report to the Federal Communications Commission, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has reported that approximately $1 billion in unused funds from previous Funding Years could be...

January 27, 2009

SLD Commits FY 2004 Funding Wave

On January 22 the SLD notified 3 applicants and 11 service providers about the status of their applications committing $95,287. Nearly $87,000 was for priority one services and the last...

January 25, 2009

USAC Proposes P2 Denials at 86% and Below

Today, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held its quarterly board meeting and approved a measure to recommend to the FCC that they deny all Priority Two FY 2008 priority...

January 21, 2009

FCC Provides Further Audit Recovery Guidance to USAC

On March 8, 2006 USAC asked the FCC for formal guidance on when to recover funds in situations that were not specifically covered in previous FCC Orders. The FCC released...

January 18, 2009

USAC Clarifies Priority 1 Voice Over IP Eligibility

In their January 16, 2009 News Brief, USAC published detailed eligibility requirements for Priority 1 Voice Over IP (VoIP) services.¬† Although the eligibility of VoIP services has not changed since...

January 15, 2009

FCC Chairman Announces His Resignation

FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin announced his resignation from the Federall Communications Commission effective January 20. This move was expected in order to make room for President-elect Obama's choice of...

January 15, 2009

Obama Releases Further Stimulus Package Details

The House Appropriations Committee yesterday released details of President-elect Obama’s stimulus recovery package. The plan calls for $275 billion in tax cuts and $550 billion in new and targeted spending. ...