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April 28, 2005

SLD Says Threshold for 2004 Will Stay at 81 Percent

The Schools and Libraries Division announced April 29 that the approved threshold for internal connections for the 2004 funding year will drop no lower, and that applicants eligible for a...
Discount Rates FCC Funding Availability Funding Commitments FY 2003 FY 2004 Trends USAC
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April 18, 2005

SLD Demand Projection Shows Drop in Requests From Neediest Applicants

The Schools and Libraries Division April 18 released the formal demand projection that it had sent to the Federal Communications Commission for the 2005 funding year, showing a significant decrease...
Demand FCC FY 2005 USAC USF Funding Levels
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April 17, 2005

SLD Reports Informally on Demand Projection for 2005 Funding Year

The head of the Schools and Libraries Division reported April 18 that the demand for E-rate funds for the 2005 funding year would show a significant drop, which should, he...
Applicant Demand Discount Rates FCC Funding Commitments FY 2004 FY 2005 Internal Connections Internet Access Report and Order Telecommunications Trends Two-in-Five USAC USF Funding Levels
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April 17, 2005

BearingPoint Reports on Early Site Visits

Representatives of BearingPoint told the Schools and Libraries Committee of the Universal Service Administrative Company April 18 that while half of its initial 90 site visits to E-rate applicants had...
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April 14, 2005

SLD to Release Another $45.9 Million for 2004

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on April 19 it will release another $45.9 million worth of E-rate funding commitments for the 2004 funding year to 138 applicants. There...
FCC Funding Commitments FY 2004 USAC
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April 11, 2005

GAO Recommends Flexibility on Anti-Deficiency Act

The Government Accountability Office April 11 recommended to a Senate committee that the Federal Communications Commission be given some flexibility in bringing Universal Service Fund programs under the requirements of...
FCC Funding Commitments USAC USF Funding Levels
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April 7, 2005

Six Corporations and Five Individuals Indicted in Connection with E-rate Schemes

A federal grand jury in San Francisco April 7 returned a 22-count indictment against six companies and five individuals on charges of fraud, collusion, aiding and abetting, and conspiracy in...
Congress FCC FY 2004 Program Violations Service Provider
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April 2, 2005

SLD Releases Another $22.2 Million in Commitments for 2004

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on April 5 it will release another wave, this one totaling more than $22.2 million to 80 applicants, for the 2004 funding year....
Applicant Funding Commitments FY 2004 FY 2005 Service Provider USAC
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