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by Nick Shipley

October 4, 2011

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

As required by the Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report to the FCC summarizing the status of all outstanding audit findings. The report details the process...

October 3, 2011

Consultant Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

On September 29, 2011, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. announced that Jonathan Michael Slaughter of Montgomery, AL entered a guilty plea to a single count of felony mail...

by Verlyne Jolley

October 3, 2011

Calculation Proclamation

As discussed in my recent commentary, "Truth or Dare," the FCC has made a significant change to the discount calculation methodology for FY2012. This change raises several concerns.

September 28, 2011

FCC Releases FY 2012 Eligible Services List

On September 28, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission released the final Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2012 and authorized USAC to open the FY2012 filing window no earlier than...

by Verlyne Jolley

September 27, 2011

Truth or Dare?

How many times have we heard the following statement? "USAC/SLD cannot make E-rate policy, only the FCC can do that." Yet in practice, most of us know this is simply...

September 26, 2011

USAC Fall 2011 Training Materials Available

Training materials for USAC's Fall 2011 applicant training sessions are now available for download from the SLD's website. The PowerPoint presentations cover a wide range of topics, including gift giving...

by Peter Kaplan

September 23, 2011

$134.4M Committed for Funding Year 2010 Priority 2 Applications

On September 21, 2011, USAC notified 836 applicants and 497 service providers about the status of their FY 2010 Priority Two applications at the 80% discount level. Funding Wave 067...

September 19, 2011

USAC To Release FY2010 P2 Funding at 80% This Week

On September 21, the SLD will release the first Funding Year 2010 wave that will include Priority Two applications at the 80% discount level. According to a Funds For Learning...