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DEC 29, 2005 · FUNDING WINDOWS

SLD Commits $30 Million in 2005

The SLD notified close to a thousand applicants and nearly seven hundred service providers this week about the status of their 2005 funding requests. In wave 26 the SLD committed $30.2 million while denying $19 million which brings the total 2005...

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December 2005

DEC 29, 2005 SLD Commits $30 Million in 2005 Funding windows DEC 19, 2005 USAC Responds to E-rate Stakeholders Comments Policy & FCC DEC 18, 2005 USAC Redesigns Website Policy & FCC DEC 13, 2005 FCC Office of Inspector General Still Concerned about Waste, Fraud and Abuse Compliance DEC 12, 2005 SLD Commits Another $17.5 Million in 2005 Funding windows

November 2005

NOV 27, 2005 SLD Commits $27.8 Million More in 2005 Funding windows NOV 22, 2005 Form 471 Window Will Open on December 6 Funding windows NOV 21, 2005 FCC Approves 2006 Eligible Services List Policy & FCC NOV 17, 2005 SLD Reaches $1 Billion in 2005 Commitments Funding windows NOV 16, 2005 House and Senate Pass Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Policy & FCC NOV 14, 2005 E-rate Survival Guide Analysis NOV 9, 2005 SLD Commits $26.4 Million in 2005 Funding windows NOV 3, 2005 USAC Still Estimates $365 Million in Rollover Funds For Future Years Policy & FCC NOV 3, 2005 SLD Committed Another $29 million in 2005 Funding windows NOV 1, 2005 USAC Details Administrative Procedures PIA & reviews

October 2005

OCT 31, 2005 SLD Provides Katrina Guidance Funding windows OCT 26, 2005 SLD Continues to Release Weekly 2004 and 2005 Funding Waves Funding windows OCT 23, 2005 USAC Schools and Libraries Board Concerned about Timely Form 471 Window Funding windows OCT 19, 2005 SLD Commits Another $10.7 Million in 2005 News OCT 18, 2005 USAC Responds to FCC’s Rulemaking Policy & FCC

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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 will have to complete them....

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