E-rate News

SLD Provides Further Guidance on Bishop Perry FCC Order

On May 22nd the FCC released an appeal Order consolidating 196 appeals that covered specific issues relating to “…certain clerical or ministerial errors in the application, i.e., a failure to...

SLD Funds Internal Connections at the 85% Discount Threshold

The SLD released wave 50 for Funding Year 2005 committing $5,301,087.51 of which $4,267,347.40 was for priority two funding (internal connections and basic maintenance). Over $3.5 million of these commitments...

Second Consecutive 2006 Funding Wave Released with Zero Denials

The SLD notified 541 applicants and 442 service providers that their applications were approved and committed $21,648,374.77 in the latest 2006 funding wave. This is the second consecutive 2006 wave...

USAC Director of Service Provider Support Resigns

Cynthia Schultz announced last week that after four years of service she is resigning from her post as Director of Service Provider Support in the Schools and Libraries Division of...

SLD Releases 2006 Funding Wave With Zero Denials

The SLD may be taking to heart the FCC’s policy change that applicants should be given every reasonable chance to get their applications approved. In the latest 2006 funding wave...

FCC Office of Inspector General Continues to be Concerned about Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Semi-annual Report to Congress which covers October 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006. The OIG’s office continues to be concerned with...

SLD Commits $42.6 Million in 2006; $4.6 Million in 2005

The SLD notified 741 applicants and 571 service providers about their 2006 commitments. Close to $42.6 million was committed which brings the total 2006 commitments to $283,891,559 with $3,214,008,823 pending.

FCC Continues to Grant Friendly Appeal Decisions

The FCC released two appeals today in which they granted a waiver of the FCC regulations. This continues the string of applicant friendly decisions that have been recently released by...