E-rate News

SLD Commits $25 Million More in 2006

The SLD released wave 11 in Funding Year 2006 committing close to $25 million. To date the SLD has committed $469 million and has approximately $3 billion pending. It is...

SLD Releases Small 2004 Funding Wave

The SLD sent funding commitment decision letters to three applicants committing $41,580 all for priority one services. The three applicants came from New York, New Jersey and the District of...

FCC Debars NEC and Inter-Tel Technologies from E-rate Program

Both NEC and Inter-Tel have engaged and been convicted of fraud relating to participating in the E-rate program. The FCC has found mitigating circumstances for both companies and is imposing...

SLD Releases 2005 and 2006 Funding Waves

The SLD this week committed $40 million in wave 10 for the 2006 funding year. They notified 850 applicants and 604 service providers about the status of their priority one...

SLD Commits $27 Million in Funding Year 2006

This week the SLD released wave 9 committing $27,266,395.55 and sending commitment letters to 772 applicants and 521 service providers. These were all for priority one requests. To date the...

USAC Releases RFP to Perform Audits to USF Contributors

USAC continues to spend more resources ensuring program compliance and issued an RFP to perform audits of Universal Service Fund contributors.

FCC Grants Appeals for Three North Carolina School Districts

In decisions this week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted appeals for three North Carolina E-rate applicants. The appeals are in line with other recent favorable decisions by the FCC.

SLD Commits $31 Million More in the 2006 Funding Year

The SLD notified 834 applicants and 550 service providers about the status of their 2006 applications. The SLD committed $31.4 million for priority one discounts. Several applicants were denied this...