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December 7, 2004

Congress Adjourns Before Addressing E-rate Accounting Rules

A move to make it easier for the E-rate program to approve new funding commitments is apparently dead—at least until early 2005.
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December 5, 2004

SLD Issues Large Priority One Wave for 2004

The Schools and Libraries Division caught up with at least some of its delayed funding commitments for the 2004 funding year, issuing commitment letters on December 3.
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December 5, 2004

FCC Chairman Calls on Congress to Pass Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption

Congress returns this week from its Thanksgiving recess, but it is unclear how long it will remain in session.
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December 2, 2004

Schools and Libraries Still Await Word on 80 Percent of Requested E-rate Dollars

As the midpoint of the 2004 E-rate funding year approaches, schools and libraries are still awaiting word on the status of more than $3.3 billion worth of E-rate funding requests...
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December 1, 2004

FCC Implements ‚ÄòRed Light’ Display System

The Federal Communications Commission has implemented a new system to enable entities to determine whether they have outstanding debts with the FCC, including payments owed the FCC through the E-rate...
FCC Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) Report and Order
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November 21, 2004

Congress Recesses Before Passing E-rate-Related Provision

Congress apparently recessed over the weekend before it could finish action on a measure that would exempt the Universal Service Administrative Company from coverage under the Anti-Deficiency Act.
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November 21, 2004

USAC Retains BearingPoint to Perform E-rate Site Visits

The Universal Service Administrative Company announced November 19 that it has retained BearingPoint, Inc., to conduct approximately 1,000 site visits of E-rate beneficiaries over the next year as part of...
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November 21, 2004

SLD Resumes Issuing Funding Commitment Letters for 2003

The Schools and Libraries Division November 22 resumed issuing E-rate funding commitment letters, approving more than $24.2 million in 194 commitment letters for applicants that had been awaiting word on...
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