E-rate News

News on Year 3 Payment Process

The Schools and Libraries Division has begun distributing a revised Form 486 and a new Form 500

Eighth Wave Distributes $50.6 Million Worth of Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division June 2 distributed its eighth wave of funding

Funding Commitments Total $39.2 Million in Wave Seven

The Schools and Libraries Division on May 26 released another 1,655 funding commitment letters totaling $39.2 million

SLD Changes Position on Remote Access Routers

The Schools and Libraries Division announced May 25 that it will relax its position on approving remote access routers

FCC Limits Role of Service Providers in Managing Form 470 Applications

The Federal Communications Commission May 23 upheld the Schools and Libraries Division's decision to reject E-rate funding requests

SLD Releases Figures on Success Rates for Appeals

The Schools and Libraries Division has released figures giving some indication of the success rates of applicants that appealed The Schools and Libraries Division has released figures giving some indication...

Threshold for Internal Connections Drops to 85 Percent

With an increase over the last two weeks, the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) issued $117 million

SLD Warns Applicants to Respond Within 7 Days

he Schools and Libraries Division has warned E-rate applicants that they will have seven days in which to respond to requests