E-rate News

SLD Commits $15.4 Million in FY 2005

The SLD released FY 2005 Wave 66b this week committing $15.4 million of which $5.5 million was for priority two services. The SLD has committed over $2 billion and still...

FCC Grants 12 More Appeals; Potential Competitive Bidding Violations

The FCC granted 12 applicant friendly appeals concerning whether an applicant had a valid RFP or whether a competitive bidding violation occurred by having a service provider listed as the...

FCC Grants 182 Appeals

On March 22nd the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting in which three separate E-rate Orders were approved. There were 72 appeals dealing with contract issues, 76 appeals...

SLD Releases Four Appeal Waves

Over the last week, the SLD released appeal waves for FY 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. The SLD also recently reported that due to a technical glitch, they will not...

FCC Issues Four Appeal Decisions

The FCC has issued 10 appeal decisions this week following a three month period where no decisions were released. This marks what is expected to be the beginning of a...

FCC Releases Six New Appeal Decisions

On March 12th, the FCC released 6 new appeal decisions regarding the E-rate program. The FCC found the Review Request filed by Kress Independent School District was moot. Kress had...

SLD Releases FY 2007 Demand Estimate

The SLD reported to the FCC today that the FY 2007 demand estimate is $3.69 billion.¬† This estimate is based on all requests that were timely filed within the filing...

SLD Commits Another $11.6 Million in FY 2006

The SLD released wave 46 for Funding Year 2006 committing $11.6 million. Approximately $2.5 million was tied to internal connections requests at the 87% discount threshold and above. The SLD...