E-rate News

January 29, 1998

SLC Releases Updated List of Eligible Services

On the eve of the formal launch of the E-rate program, the Schools and Libraries

January 25, 1998

SLC Web Site to Become Operational Jan. 30

The Schools and Libraries Corporation announced Jan. 26 that the corporation's Web site will become operational on Friday Jan. 30. That event will trigger the start of the first 75-day...

January 12, 1998

SLC Says Web Site is Undergoing Final Testing

The Schools and Libraries Corporation said Jan. 12 that its Web site was undergoing

January 6, 1998

FCC Seeks Comments for Report to Congress

The Federal Communications Commission Jan. 5 solicited comments for a report

December 30, 1997

FCC Reconsideration Order Clarifies Key Issues

The Federal Communications Commission Dec. 30 released a long-awaited reconsideration The Federal Communications Commission Dec. 30 released a long-awaited reconsideration order, addressing a number of issues that it said needed...

December 16, 1997

FCC Trims E-Rate Fund Collections for First Six Months

In its Third Order on Reconsideration, the Federal Communications Commission decided

December 10, 1997

At Long Last – The Applications

12/11/1997 - The long-awaited application forms for the federal government The long-awaited application forms for the federal government's E-rate program are finally being mailed to the schools and libraries that...

November 30, 1997

SLC Board Drafts Policy Statement to Define ‘Educational Purposes’

The Schools and Libraries Corporation Board Nov. 17 drafted a "proposed policy statement" to guide schools and libraries in certifying that the services for which they are seeking E-rate funding...