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by John Harrington

January 6, 2017

E-rate Wish List for 2017

Restoring voice services & allowing backup Internet access included in list of hoped for changes

by John Harrington

January 6, 2017

Slowest 2016 Funding: Consortia and Fiber

Consortia applications and requests for fiber projects are slowest to receive FY2016 decisions

January 6, 2017

Tribal Broadband Workshops Announced

FCC announces Tribal Broadband, Telecom, and Broadcast Training & Consultation workshops

January 4, 2017

SLD to Hire More Senior Staff

USAC seeks additional operations managers and senior compliance staff in 2017

December 30, 2016

FCC Grants Sweetwater Appeal

FCC grants appeal to Sweetwater City Schools impacting 45 districts and nearly $60M E-rate funds

December 29, 2016

Additional Functionality Available in EPC

Form 500, SPIN changes, and product substitution requests are now all available in EPC

by Peter Kaplan

December 23, 2016

2016 Year in Review

E-rate evolved in 2016, with full implementation of Reform, key personnel changes and EPC struggles

by John Harrington

December 22, 2016

USAC Issues Another Large FY2016 Wave

$141 million awarded to 1,601 applicants is biggest funding wave of 2016