E-rate News

FCC to Rollover $650 Million for FY 2007

Ten years ago, Congress expanded Universal Service to include schools and libraries to help close the digital divide.¬† The '96 Telecommunications Act provided $2.25 billion that could be disbursed annually...

AT&T Responds to FCC’s AT&T’s Invoicing Order Reconsideration Request

In 2003 AT&T formally asked the FCC to review their E-rate on-line invoicing process and confirm that they are complying with FCC rules. In March 2007, the FCC clarified that...

SLD Commits $22 Million More in FY 2007

The SLD notified 446 applicants and 349 service providers about the status of their FY 2007 applications. In Wave 4 the SLD committed $22 million which was for priority one...

Grand Jury Indicts Three in Dallas ISD Case

A Texas grand jury has indicted two former Dallas Independent School District (DISD) officials, Ruben B. Bohuchot and William Fredrick Coleman III, along with Frankie Logyang Wong the co-owner and...

SLD Releases 2006 and 2007 Funding Waves; 2002-2005 Appeal Waves

This week the SLD released funding wave 2 and funding wave 3 for FY 2007 committing $117 million. To date the SLD has committed a total of $319 million and...

FCC Grants Another Applicant Friendly Decision and Seeks Public Comment

Today the FCC released the Brewster Academy Decision which remanded 27 appeals back to USAC for further processing.¬† In all 27 appeals the applicants used an incorrect Service Provider Information...

FCC Releases More Applicant Friendly Appeals

On Tuesday, May 8, 2007 the FCC released several appeal decisions favorable to the applicant community. The FCC also directed USAC to be more proactive in working with applicants in...

SLD Releases FY 2005 and 2006 Funding Waves; FY 2003-2006 Appeal Waves

This week the SLD committed $1.16 million in FY 2006 Wave 50 and $404,290 in FY 2005 wave 66E. The SLD has committed $1.9 billion in FY 2006 and has...