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FCC Provides Additional Time to Correct Clerical Mistakes

On April 14, the FCC released an Order that will provide additional time for applicants to correct certain clerical and ministerial mistakes on their Form 471. Applicants will now have...

Wave 046 Commits $14.75M, approaching $2.5B for FY10

Funding Year 2010 Wave 046 was released on April 12, 2011, committing over $14.7 million on 330 approved requests. In total, nearly $2.5 billion has been committed for FY2010.

FY2006 – Appeal Decisions Report A70

Funding Year 2006 Appeal Wave A70 was released on April 12, 2011. This appeal wave resulted in funding decisions for twelve FRNs.

FY2003 – Appeal Decisions Report A71

Funding Year 2003 Appeal Wave A71 was released on April 8, 2011. This appeal wave resulted in funding decisions for three FRNs.

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – April

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. Here is a brief synopsis of the April call.

USAC Administrative Expenses Drop

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has released its 2010 Annual Report. Among the goals of the Annual Report is to provide the Federal Communications Commission and Congress details about...

by Peter Kaplan

The Looming Budget Battle

Each year Congress needs to pass a federal budget in order to keep the Government up and running and for all the federal agencies to remain open. While it appears...

by Russell Weed

The State of Statewide Applications

New to the Form 470 and Form 471 this year is a fifth option for the Applicant Type field: Statewide Application. But did anyone actually use it?