E-rate News

September 17, 2000

Wave Twenty-one of Program Year Three is Released

After a week without a wave, the twenty-first wave of Year 3 funding commitments was released by the Schools and Libraries Division on Sept. 15. $14 million was committed in...

September 10, 2000

E-rate Study Finds Different Patterns of Funding Success

A major study of the first two years of the E-rate program has found that while many schools and libraries were able to take advantage of the program, certain kinds...

September 10, 2000

Another Week Without a Wave

The Schools and Libraries Division announced Sept. 8 that there would be no funding commitment wave this week. This is the second time in less than two months that there...

September 6, 2000

Pace of Funding Commitments Continues to Slow

The Schools and Libraries Division issued $15.3 million in 151 commitment decision letters on Sep. 1. This is a 38 percent reduction in the amount of funding committed compared to...

September 3, 2000

SLD Issues Long-Awaited Procedure on Product Changes

The Schools and Libraries Division Sept. 1 issued details of the procedures that it said E-rate applicants and service providers must follow if they want to change the product or...

August 24, 2000

Pace of Funding Commitments Slows Again

The pace of Year 3 e-rate funding commitments slowed again Aug. 25

August 21, 2000

SLD Provides Another $97 million as Waves Resume

The Schools and Libraries Division issued 347 E-rate funding commitment letters Aug. 18 totaling nearly $97.7 million

August 14, 2000

FCC Grants Reprieve to Oklahoma Districts

The Federal Communications Commission has granted a reprieve to more than 150 Oklahoma school districts