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FCC Grants Virginia State Department of Education Appeal

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week granted and remanded a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). They were initially denied in FY 2000 because...

SLD Releases FY 2003, 2005, 2006 Funding Wave; FY 2006 Appeal Wave

Within the last few days the SLD released funding waves for several funding years as well as a FY 2006 appeal wave. Here are the details:

USAC to Issue Priority One Commitments for FY 2007

USAC announced today that Wave One of FY 2007 will be issued on April 23, 2007 with letters being sent to over 21,000 applicants. In this initial wave USAC will...

FY 2007 Demand Estimate Update

On March 9th the SLD released its FY 2007 demand estimate which was based on all requests that were timely filed within the filing window. The SLD reported that the...

SLD Releases FY 2005 Funding Wave; FY 2005 Appeal Wave

On Monday, April 9, 2007 the SLD notified five (5) applicants and seven (7) service providers about the status of their FY 2005 funding requests committing $6,751,237.38. In FY 2005,...

FCC Releases Three Major Orders

The FCC recently released three major Orders dealing with "USAC designated time-frames", "technology plans" and "contracts" as detailed below. Funds For Learning anticipates in the future the FCC will continue...

SLD Releases FY 2006 Funding Wave; FY 2005 Appeal Wave

The SLD released wave 47 for FY 2006 committing over $92 million of which $80 million was for priority two requests. The SLD funded priority two requests down to the...

SLD to Deny FY 2006 Priority Two Requests at the 82% Discount Threshold

This week the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly board meeting and due to demand and available funds recommended to the FCC that they deny priority two requests...