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How to File FCC Comments

The easiest way to file comments or reply comments on the draft ESL is to use the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) filing system. Here's how to get started.

2012 Survey Part 1: The E-rate Program is Critical to Applicants’ Success

This survey question asked applicants to respond to a series of eight agree or disagree statements regarding the E-rate program's importance, historical success, and future growth.

FCC Approves FY 2012 Rollover

On July 18, 2012, the FCC formally approved a rollover of $1.050 billion for Funding Year 2012. Combined with the 2012 funding cap of $2.338 billion, the total amount of...

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – July 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...

Funding Year 2013 Form 470 Now Available

FCC Forms 470 may now be filed for Funding Year 2013 via USAC's website. USAC can also process paper Forms 470 for Funding Year 2013. Applicants are reminded that while...

by Verlyne Jolley

A Story About A Lost BEAR

The following is a story about a little BEAR who apparently got lost in the Schools and Libraries forest. This BEAR, we will call him Fozzy, went to the forest...

First Funding Wave For FY2012 Released

On July 10, 2012, the SLD issued the first funding wave for Funding Year 2012, committing $646 million for 16,935 applicants. The total dollars committed in FY 2012 wave 001...

USAC Identifies $1.050 Billion for FY2012 Rollover

On July 10, 2012, USAC Chief Operating Officer Richard A. Belden filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission, stating that USAC has identified an additional $650 million that can...