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December 27, 2012

Year in Review: E-rate News

Record-setting demand, the largest funding wave in program history, and early finalization of Priority Two discount thresholds highlight Funds For Learning's top five news stories of 2012.

December 26, 2012

Year in Review: E-rate Commentary

Lost BEARs, a Spring Break rally cry, and a request for an increase in the annual E-rate funding cap highlight Funds For Learning's 2012 top five E-rate commentaries.

December 21, 2012

USAC Holiday Deferral Begins December 21

Per USAC guidance, the SLD recognizes the Friday before Christmas to the Friday following New Year's Day as a winter deferral period. For Funding Year 2012, the deferral will run...

by Brian Stephens

December 21, 2012

E-rate Funding Per Student: An Uneven Distribution

In Funding Year 2011, over $200 per student was committed for approximately 8% of the students in the country. 92% of the student population served by the E-rate program in...

by Stephen Sharp

December 20, 2012

Procedural Impossibility

On October 31 of this year, USAC released their updated Administrative Procedures for the 2013 Funding Year. This year as I was reviewing the procedures, something caught my eye.

December 14, 2012

Comment Period Established for Form 499 Changes

On December 12, 2012, proposed changes for the FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q were added to the Federal Register. Comments are due to the Commission by January 11, 2013.

December 13, 2012

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – December 2012

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Funds For Learning has provided the following synopsis...

December 12, 2012

FY2013 Filing Window Now Open

The Funding Year 2013 Form 471 filing window is now open, and will continue through 11:59 EST on Thursday, March 14, 2013. The filing window will be open for 93...