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by Peter Kaplan

FY2018 Applicant Waiver Requests

FCC grants 178 applicants FY2018 filing deadline waiver requests totaling $28.7M.

by John Harrington

E-rate Broadband Steady, Voice in Decline

127,958 school and library sites to benefit from broadband discounts in 2018.

Congressional USF Monies Concerns

Pai addresses congressional concerns regarding transferring USF monies to U.S. Treasury.

Quarterly SLD Board Meeting Highlights

USAC Board discusses FY18 applications status; Lit fiber FY18 requests up by 300% vs. FY17.

by John Harrington

First FY18 Funding Commitments Issued

6,100+ applicants received decisions totaling $237M+ in earliest wave since funding year 2000.

by Peter Kaplan

Thank you Commissioner Clyburn

Mignon Clyburn departing in coming weeks, after serving for nine years as FCC Commissioner.

USAC Seeks EPC Feedback

USAC is asking for IT advice and ideas to enhance admin of the Schools and Libraries Program.

USAC Submits Demand Estimate to FCC

SLD's FY18 demand estimate is $2.77B, of which $2.03B is for C1 services & $745M for C2 services.