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USAC Releases Quarterly Report

On May 2, 2014, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their quarterly report for the third quarter of 2014. The SLD estimates that they have $600 million from previous...

FCC Announces FY 2014 Rollover

On May 2, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission announced that $200 million will be carried forward from previous funding years into Funding Year 2014...

by John Harrington

E-filing – And Then Came the Internet

Last week, Funds For Learning¬Æ proposed a new e-filing standard to help modernize the E-rate program. E-filing would allow E-rate applicants to submit their paperwork electronically without having to go...

Verizon Provides E-rate Customer Broadband Analysis

On April 30, 2014, Verizon provided the FCC with a data analysis on the broadband connectivity of their customers. They obtained information from the Form 471 Block 5 information as...

FCC Creates E-rate Modernization Data Webpage

On April 30, 2014, the FCC announced that they created a webpage designed to be an encyclopedia of the E-rate data that was filed as part of Docket 13-184...

USAC Schools & Libraries Committee Meeting Notes

On April 28, 2014, the USAC Schools & Libraries Committee held their Quarterly Board Meeting. The Committee discussed the following issues: The Board approved the 3rd Quarter 2014 Schools and...

FFL Proposes Standards for E-rate E-Filing

In support of E-rate reform efforts, Funds For Learning has developed and submitted a proposal to the FCC for the adoption of third-party electronic filing and data transfer standards. Similar...

by Micah Rigdon

Breaking Down Reply Comments to the FCC

The reply comment time period ended on April 21st for the FCC's current "Focused Comment on E-rate Modernization" Public Notice. In all, E-rate stakeholders submitted 144 reply filings to the...