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by Peter Kaplan

FY 2014 Wave 001 Funding Analysis

On May 15, 2014, USAC released the first FY 2014 funding wave. 10,134 applicants, 38% of all FY2014 applicants, received funding decision letters...

2014 E-rate Applicant Survey

Following the close of the FCC's call for public comments regarding proposed changes to the E-rate program, FFL is conducting a survey to gather the opinions of school and library...

by Peter Kaplan

FY 2014 Library Data

After considerable interest from the SHLB conference attendees for more data pertaining to the library community, FFL analyzed the Block 6 data from all 46,046 FY 2014 Forms 471...

NECA Discusses E-rate with FCC

On May 8, 2014, the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) met with FCC officials to discuss E-rate reform...

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – May 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 May 7, 2014 service provider call...

SLD to Release First FY 2014 Commitment Wave

The SLD has announced that they will release the first funding wave for FY 2014 on May 15, 2014. The first funding wave will commit over $607 million in Priority...

by John Harrington

Revolution, not Evolution

There was a lot of discussion about competition this week at the FCC E-rate Modernization Forum. Presenter after presenter praised competition's impact on bringing about lower prices for schools and...

SLD Issues Deadline Warnings for FY 2014 Form 471 Certifications and Item 21 Attachments

The SLD sent notifications applicants who have not yet certified their Form 471 and/or submitted their Item 21 attachments. Applicants will have until May 27th, 2014 to complete the application...