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by Brian Stephens

Pace of Funding Commitments at Three Year High

USAC has stated publicly that expediting funding request approval is a top priority, and it appears that efforts to speed up the process are effective. As of July 29, 2010,...

FY2010 – Funding Wave 010

USAC issued the tenth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $36 million to 1356 applicants. In total, USAC has approved over $980 million in E-rate funding commitments since the...

SLD Urges Priority Two Discount Threshold be Set at 77%

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee is holding their Quarterly Board Meeting today and are recommending to the FCC that the final FY 2009 priority two discount threshold be set...

SLD Funds $92 Million in Priority Two Applications

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee asked for and received FCC approval to start funding FY 2010 Priority Two applications at the 90% discount level. The SLD notified 1,039 school...

NPRM Comments Favorable to Proposed Streamlining

The majority of respondents are in favor of streamlining the application process and simplifying the required elements of the procurement process. However, the ambiguity of the FCC proposals, especially in...

FCC Receives Comments on Draft ESL for FY2011

E-rate stakeholders recently submitted comments on the draft Eligible Services List (ESL) for Funding Year 2011. The 2011 ESL included numerous proposed changes, including the removal of several "infrequently requested"...

by Peter Kaplan

E-rate Stakeholders Still Waiting for CIPA Guidance

I certainly recognize that there are many important and complex issues that the FCC is struggling with and that you have been consumed by creating and now implementing the National...

FFL Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to ESL

Funds For Learning has submitted comments on the Funding Year 2011 Draft Eligible Services List (ESL). Under the proposed changes issued by USAC and the FCC, software applications for mobile...