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February 25, 2010

USAC Recommends Funding FY 2009 Priority Two Applications at 78% and Above

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee met this week and is recommending to the FCC that they have enough funds to cover FY 2009 priority two applications at 78% and...

February 24, 2010

E-rate Applicants Surveyed as Part of National Broadband Plan Development

The FCC is conducting a survey of E-rate applicants as part of its development of the National Broadband Plan. The survey, which is authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment...

February 18, 2010

FCC Enables Schools to Allow “Community Use” of Internet during Non-Operating Hours

The FCC, during its monthly open meeting, adopted an Order temporarily waiving FCC regulations for the remainder of FY 2009 and through FY 2010 which will enable schools to "...allow...

February 18, 2010

No More Wasting Valuable Broadband: The FCC Gets it Right

If you wanted to, you could do it at your public library. And now you can do it at your local elementary, middle or high school too. Access the Internet...

February 17, 2010

Funds For Learning Comments on CIPA NPRM

Funds For Learning has submitted comments to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding updating E-rate program compliance measures related to the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act.

February 10, 2010

Congressman Markey Introduces E-rate 2.0 Act

This week Congressman Markey (D-MA) introduced the "E-rate 2.0 Act" which would expand the eligible beneficiaries of program dollars. Congressman Markey was an original author of the E-rate program in...

by Peter Kaplan

February 10, 2010

Timing of E-rate Reform

There have been several articles in the education industry press about Congressman Markey's E-rate 2.0 bill. The expansion of the Universal Service Fund to include schools and libraries took many...

February 8, 2010

Filing Window Extended Until Feb 19

The SLD has just announced that the Form 471 Application Filing Window has been extended until 11:59PM Eastern Time on Friday, February 19, 2010 due to adverse weather conditions.