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by Peter Kaplan

CIPA Compliance: A Reminder

Who has spring fever? The Form 471 deadline has passed, spring is here, the school year is almost over, and it's time to think about summer vacation plans, right? Unfortunately,...

FY 2012 Demand Estimate Exceeds $5 Billion

On April 20, 2012, USAC released their FY 2012 demand estimate. For only the second time in the E-rate program's 15 year history, the total demand for discounts on eligible...

by Peter Kaplan

FCC Overturns Competitive Bidding Denials

On April 17, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission published two appeal decisions overturning denials made by USAC due to competitive bidding violations.

USAC Website to be Unavailable March 20-22

On March 17, USAC announced that their website, including "static pages, Submit a Question, Apply Online, and search functions" will be unavailable from 8:00 pm EDT on Thursday, April 19...

USAC to Launch New Website

On April 9, USAC announced that they will be launching a newly designed website. The new site is scheduled to be available on April 16, and USAC has provided two...

by Peter Kaplan

44 Stakeholders Respond to Lifeline and Link Up USF NPRM

On February 6, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission released a Report & Order reforming and modernizing the Lifeline and Link Up Universal Service Fund (USF) programs. In the Order, the...

USAC Service Provider Call Notes: April 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...

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Recovery Report

On March 30, 2011, USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Report to the Federal Communications Commission. As required by the FCC's Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report...