E-rate News

December 11, 2007

USAC Issues “Operational Support” RFP

USAC released an RFP for operational support for the Rural Healthcare and Schools and Libraries Program. Solix currently is the contractor that handles the support for those programs.

December 3, 2007

FCC OIG Still Concerned about E-rate Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their Semi-annual Report to Congress which covers their activity from April 1 through September 30th. The OIG has continued to ask for...

December 3, 2007

USAC Recommends Denying FY 2007 Priority Two Applications at the 80% Discount Threshold

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly Board meeting on November 28th and recommended that the priority two E-rate requests with a discount rate at or below 80% ...

November 29, 2007

SLD Releases Two FY 2007 Funding Waves

This week the SLD released two E-rate Funding Year funding waves totaling nearly $16 million. To date, the SLD has committed $1.75 billion in E-rate funds and has $1.57 billion...

November 25, 2007

American Library Association Visits FCC to Discuss Broadband Issues

The American Library Association (ALA) recently met with FCC officials to discuss public libraries need for greater broadband. ALA research shows that a little over half of public libraries report...

November 25, 2007

Funding Year 2005 Utilization by State

In this report, Funds For Learning examines Funding Year 2005 utilization by state. We reveal the states with the highest and lowest E-rate utilization for 2005. Read the Article

November 14, 2007

SLD Commits $40.3 Million in Latest FY 2007 Funding Wave

The SLD released wave 28 for FY 2007 committing $40.3 million in E-rate funding, notifying 331 applicants and 390 service providers about the status of their FY 2007 applications. The...

November 4, 2007

USAC Issues Quarterly Report; Reports $300 Million Available for Future Use

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that approximately $300 million is now available from Funding Years FY 2002-2004 for future use.¬† Based on...