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August 15, 2002

SLD to Provide New Information on BEAR Approval

The Schools and Libraries Division has announced that it will begin providing additional information to applicants concerning their BEAR forms.
Application Process Form 472 (BEAR) Forms FY 2002 Invoicing USAC
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August 15, 2002

USAC Provides Summary Details of E-rate Beneficiary Audits

The Universal Service Administrative Company August 16 provided a summary of what it said were its outside auditors’ observations after conducting 41 beneficiary audits of the E-rate program’s first three...
Applicant Audits Competitive Bidding FY 1999 FY 2000 Service Provider USAC
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August 8, 2002

SLD Approves $38 Million in Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on August 13 it will distribute another 470 letters with $38 million in E-rate funding commitments for the 2002 funding year. That brings...
Form 470 Funding Commitments FY 2002 USAC
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August 5, 2002

USAC Advises FCC on Undisbursed E-rate Funding

The Universal Service Administrative Company reported Aug. 2 that it can make available $724.5 million worth of undisbursed E-rate funds from the 1999 and 2000 Funding Years to help
FCC Funding Commitments FY 1999 FY 2000 Rollover Funding USAC
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July 25, 2002

SLD Releases Another $45 Million in Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division announced July 26 that it was releasing another $45 million worth of funding commitments for telecommunications services and Internet access for the 2002 funding year.
Funding Commitments FY 2002 USAC
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July 21, 2002

SLD Provides Projection for 90 Percent Applicants

Schools and Libraries Division chief George McDonald said July 22 that the SLD currently projects that it will be able to fund 77 percent of the total of eligible internal...
Applicant Application Process Discount Rates FY 2000 FY 2002 Service Provider USAC
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July 18, 2002

SLD Announces It Will Release FRN-Specific Data

The Schools and Libraries Division announced July 18 that it will begin making new information about E-rate funding requests, including vendor's name and commitment amount, publicly available, starting July 25.
FCC USAC
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July 11, 2002

SLD Releases $22.8 Million in Priority One Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on July 16 it will release another $22.8 million worth of E-rate funding commitments for the 2002 funding year, which started on July...
Funding Commitments FY 2002 USAC
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