E-rate News

$8.6 Million Committed for FY 2007

This week's Funding Year 2007 wave of funding commitments included $8.6 Million in approvals for 17 applicants in 11 states. The SLD is expected to continue to make weekly funding...

Funds For Learning, eSchool News Partner to Survey E-rate Applicants

Funds For Learning and eSchool News are leading a survey to measure applicants' attitudes and opinions about the E-rate program, identify the program's key strengths and challenges. The survey consists...

2007 Funding Commitments Cross $2 Billion Level

The latest wave of commitments from the SLD this week brings the total committed for E-rate Funding Year 2007 to just over $2 Billion. This is the 41st wave of...

SLD Issuing Commitments at Faster Pace

After examining information from E-rate Funding Years 2005, 2006, and 2007, this report finds that the Schools and Libraries Division of USAC is issuing E-rate commitments more efficiently than previous...

SLD Releases Small 2006 Funding Wave

The SLD notified eight applicants and eleven service providers about the status of their 2006 E-rate applications and committed nearly $1.6 million.

FY 2007 Commitments Approaching $2 Billion

The 40th wave of funding decisions for Funding Year 2007 brings the total committed for the year to just under $2 Billion. The wave, released Tuesday, included commitments of $25.7...

USAC Releases FY 2008 Demand Estimate

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they estimate that $4.3 billion has been requested for the 2008 funding year which is approximately...

February 26, 2008

$15.5 Million Committed in Latest Funding Wave

On Tuesday, the SLD released the 39th wave of funding decisions for E-rate Funding Year 2007. In this wave, 40 E-rate applicants in 20 states were notified about the status...