E-rate News

FCC Releases Draft ESL, NPRM

Today the Federal Communications Commission has released two major items related to the E-rate program. The first is the draft Eligible Services List, or ESL, for Funding Year 2009. The...

SLD to Deny Priority Two Applications at 83% and Below

The USAC School and Libraries Committee held its quarterly board meeting on July 28th and have decided to recommend to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that FY 2008 priority two...

Funding Wave for FY 2008 Issued

The SLD has released information about the latest wave of funding for applicants in the 2008 Funding Year. This week's wave includes $27.5 million in commitments and $56 million in...

USAC Board to Consider Denying P2 at 83% and Below for FY 2008

The Schools and Libraries Committee will meet this Monday (July 28, 2008) for a quarterly committee meeting. Among the action items they will consider is a recommendation to deny Priority...

SLD Issues First 2008 Internal Connections Commitments

The SLD has released the first round of Internal Connections funding commitments for 2008 as part of funding wave thirteen. The wave, which follows one day after wave twelve, includes...

SLD Opens Applicant Training Registration

The SLD has finalized the dates and locations this year's applicant training sessions. "What We Do and Why We Do It" is the title for this year's presentations and will...

FY 2008 Wave Issued

Over 680 applicants will receive funding commitment decision letters from the latest wave of commitments made by USAC for the 2008 funding year. All of the commitments in this wave...

USAC to Begin Issuing Priority Two Commitments Soon

USAC has reported that it should begin issuing FY 2008 commitments for 90% discount requests in the Priority Two categories within a few weeks. This information was shared with attendees...