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December 24, 2013

FCC Releases 2013 USF Trend Report

Every year, the FCC releases the Universal Service Monitoring Report prepared by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics from the four Universal Service...

December 20, 2013

Reform Coalition Reps Meet with Wheeler’s Staff

On Dec. 19, 2013, legal counsel representing the E-rate Reform Coalition met with the legal advisor to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. The Coalition represents some of the largest school systems...

December 19, 2013

FCC Extends Comment Deadline on Form 471 Instructions

On December 19, 2013 the FCC issued a Public Notice extending the Form 471 instructions comment deadline to January 2, 2014. On December 18, 2013, the Office of Management and...

December 19, 2013

USAC to Release New FY 2014 Form 470

On December 19, 2013 the SLD announced that a revised Form 470 will be released on Friday, December 20, 2013. The SLD is advising applicants: If you have started an...

December 19, 2013

Members of Congress Send E-rate Letter to FCC

On December 18, 2013, twenty six Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the FCC urging the Commissioners to take "swift action" to reform the E-rate program....

December 13, 2013

House Committee Holds FCC Oversight Hearing

On December 12, 2013 the House Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee held an FCC oversight hearing. The FCC Commissioners discussed with the Subcommittee the many issues that the FCC will...

by John Harrington

December 12, 2013

Protecting Rural Schools

The E-rate program's current funding cap and 1998-era priority rules are producing an odd consequence: the current system prioritizes funding for applicants based on their technology choices, rather than their...

December 12, 2013

FY2013 Rural School Applicants

In FY2013, Funds For Learning¬Æ estimates that there were 8,169 rural school district E-rate applicants. These applicants have an enrollment of 11.77 million students at 33,693 school sites.