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DEC 30, 2011 · PIA & REVIEWS

2011: An E-rate Year In Review

Ah, late December - the time every year when we start to make our resolutions for the upcoming year... and take a look back at the ones we kept (or, ahem, didn't keep) in the past 12 months. 2011 brought some interesting twists and turns - and...

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Showing 1–20 of 216 articles · 2011

December 2011

DEC 30, 2011 2011: An E-rate Year In Review PIA & reviews DEC 20, 2011 Congress Exempts E-rate Program from Anti-Deficiency Act Policy & FCC DEC 19, 2011 Winding Down 2009 Funding windows DEC 18, 2011 Reshaping Education in America PIA & reviews DEC 15, 2011 We Couldn’t Have Said it Better Ourselves Commentary DEC 13, 2011 Funds For Learning Website Updates News DEC 8, 2011 FCC Clarifies Form 470 Description Rules Policy & FCC DEC 7, 2011 USAC Service Provider Call Notes – December Analysis DEC 1, 2011 FCC Upholds USAC Decision in Fraud Case Compliance

November 2011

NOV 28, 2011 FCC Updates Form 479 and 498 Instructions Policy & FCC NOV 22, 2011 USAC Announces FY2012 Filing Window Dates Funding windows NOV 18, 2011 Beware the Ides of March Policy & FCC NOV 17, 2011 Consult The Dictionary Commentary NOV 14, 2011 USAC Service Provider Call Notes – November Analysis NOV 9, 2011 FCC Releases Gift Rule Appeal PIA & reviews NOV 7, 2011 USAC Releases Quarterly Report Policy & FCC NOV 3, 2011 USAC Releases FY 2012 Administrative Procedures Funding windows NOV 2, 2011 FCC Approves $4.1 Million Cost Savings Plan Policy & FCC

October 2011

OCT 25, 2011 USAC Schools and Libraries Committee Meeting Notes Governance OCT 19, 2011 Let’s Date Ourselves Funding windows

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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 are used for "educational...

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