E-rate News

2003 Commitments Top $2.5 Billion

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on May 4 it will release 146 E-rate funding commitment letters, totaling more than $20.5 million, for the 2003 funding year.

SLD Prepares for Pilot of Online Eligible Services List

The Schools and Libraries Division has provided some information about its upcoming pilot program to create an online database of products eligible for funding as internal connections.

SLD Issues First Funding Wave for 2004

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on April 27 it will release the first wave of the 2004 funding year, distributing 3,850 commitment letters for Priority One services only.

SLD Staff Provides Update on Application Review

Schools and Libraries Division officials told their governing committee April 19 that the SLD still has 1,861 applications left to review for 2003.

SLD Speeds Frequency of 2003 Waves

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on April 20 it will release another wave of E-rate funding commitments for 2003, this one totaling $29.3 million in 103 commitment letters.

SLD Releases Another $110 Million in Commitments for 2003

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on April 13 it will release another 235 E-rate funding commitment letters approving more than $110.6 million in commitments for the 2003 funding...

Five Indicted in E-rate Fraud Scheme in Wisconsin, Illinois

The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced April 5 that it had arrested four individuals and indicted a fifth in connection with charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering...

SLD Estimates 2004 Demand at $4.278 Billion

The SLD reported to the FCC April 7 that it had projected that E-rate applicants had requested a total of $4.278 billion worth of funding requests for the 2004 funding...