E-rate News

December 27, 2004

Bush Signs Law to Restore Normal E-rate Funding

President Bush took the final step necessary to enable the E-rate program to resume its previous practices for approving funding commitments, signing into law a measure that will exempt the...

December 20, 2004

FCC and SBC Enter Into E-rate Consent Decree

The Federal Communications Commission has negotiated a consent decree with SBC Communications to terminate an E-rate-related investigation.

December 15, 2004

Schools and Libraries Committee Takes Action on 2004 Internal Connections Threshold

The Schools and Libraries Committee of the Universal Service Administrative Company December 16 instructed the Schools and Libraries Division to prepare to issue 2004 E-rate funding commitments for eligible internal...

December 13, 2004

SLD Implements Tool to Ease Issuance of FCC Registration Numbers

The Schools and Libraries Division has implemented a procedure designed to make it easier for E-rate applicants to obtain Federal Communications Commission Registration Numbers for all of their entities. The...

December 13, 2004

Filing Window Opens for E-rate Applications for 2005

The filing window for the 2005 E-rate funding year opened at noon today. Schools and libraries will have between now and 11:59 EST on February 17, 2005 to complete the...

December 12, 2004

FCC Inspector General Updates State of E-rate Reviews

In his semi-annual report, the Federal Communications Commission's inspector general said last week that he is "pleased to report that concerns we have raised about the E-rate program have received...

December 8, 2004

Last-Minute Congressional Manuevering Clears E-rate Accounting Measure

In a late-night vote before it adjourned, the Senate changed course and finally cleared a measure that will make it easier for the E-rate program to begin approving new funding...

December 8, 2004

Judge Rejects Inter-Tel E-rate Plea Agreement

Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Inter-Tel Inc., has agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $8.7 million in a criminal fine, civil settlement and restitution relating to...