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FCC Announces E-rate 2.0 Workshop

On April 14, 2014 the FCC announced they will be holding an E-rate Modernization Workshop on Tuesday May 6, 2014, to "discuss the challenge of delivering high-speed connectivity to and...

by Peter Kaplan

High-Speed Connections By 2019

On June 6, 2013, President Obama announced his ConnectED Initiative in which he called on the FCC to reform the E-rate program in order to ensure that 99% of our...

Funding Year 2014 Forms 470, Part 2: Broadband Speed Trends

As schools and libraries look to prepare generations for the 21st century technology climate, demand for high speed Internet Access as well as broadband telecommunications services is on the rise....

EducationSuperHighway Releases FY2014 Form 471 Item 21 Analysis

The EducationSuperHighway non-profit organization had asked school districts to use their Form 471 Item 21 tool for FY 2014 in order for them to gather data on what technologies schools...

FCC Chairman Wheeler Blogs About E-rate Reform

On April 10, 2014 FCC Chairman Wheeler released a blog about his visit to an Indian reservation in South Dakota last month. The Chairman specifically stated that students "‚Ä¶whether they...

There Could Have Been Internal Connections in 2013

All E-rate funding requests for internal connections were denied in funding year 2013. But if the FFL proposal, first presented to the FCC in 2012, had been adopted, every applicant...

by John Harrington

Do the Math

The E-rate program is focused on supporting education. In honor of this important cause, I have prepared a simple math lesson designed to increase understanding about the availability of E-rate...

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – April 2014

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Highlights from April 2, 2014 service provider call...