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February 28, 2001

FCC Signals More Forgiving Attitude On Some Application Rejections

In a Feb. 22 decision that appeared to signal a more forgiving attitude to some kinds of rejected E-rate applications, the Federal Communications Commission instructed the Schools and Libraries Division...
Applicant FCC Form 471 Forms USAC
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February 12, 2001

SLD Offers ‘Good Samaritan’ Program

The Schools and Libraries Division announced Feb. 13 that it was implementing a procedure to help E-rate applicants whose service provider had gone out of business or filed for bankruptcy...
Applicant Applicants Form 472 (BEAR) Service Provider Service Providers USAC
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February 6, 2001

SLD Preliminary Demand Estimate for Year 4 Is $5.5 Billion

The Schools and Libraries Division reported to the Federal Communications Commission Feb. 6 that its preliminary estimate of the demand for E-rate support in the program's fourth funding year is...
FCC Trends
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January 23, 2001

Bush Proposes Allocating E-rate Funds by Formula

President Bush Jan. 23 proposed consolidating federal technology programs and allocating E-rate funds by formula as part of his education reform package. President Bush Jan. 23 proposed consolidating federal technology...
FCC FY 2001 USF Funding Levels
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January 22, 2001

FCC Commissioner Powell Named Chief of Agency

President Bush, as expected, has named Federal Communications Commission member Michael Powell the new chairman of the agency.
FCC
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January 22, 2001

FCC Seeks Comments on Proposed E-rate Filtering Rules

The Federal Communications Commission Jan. 23 published a request for comments on a proposal for implementing the filtering requirements that were imposed on E-rate recipients by the recently enacted Children's...
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) FCC FY 2001 Internet Access Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Comments
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January 11, 2001

FCC Chairman Kennard Announces Resignation

Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard has announced his resignation, effective Jan. 19. The departure of Kennard, a Democrat, will leave the commission with a 2-2 split between the political...
FCC
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January 10, 2001

Remember: Year 4 Filing Deadline Is Jan. 18

E-rate applicants are reminded that Thursday Jan. 18 is the close of the filing window for Form 471 applications for the program's
Filing Window Form 471 Funds For Learning FY 2001
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