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November 11, 2010

FCC Releases Public Notice on EDU Pilot Program

The FCC has published the Public Notice which provides additional detail on the E-rate Deployed Ubiquitously (EDU) 2011 Pilot Program application process. EDU will support off-campus wireless connectivity for mobile...

November 11, 2010

HP Settles with Department of Justice

The U.S Department of Justice announced they reached a $16.25 million settlement with Hewlett Packard (HP) regarding violations of the FCC's E-rate competitive bidding rules. The issues stem from competitive...

by Nicholas Shipley

November 11, 2010

Forms 470 at 3 Year Low

A recent Funds For Learning analysis shows that the pace of Forms 470 filed for Funding Year 2011 is at a three year low. Before the release of the FCC...

by Nicholas Shipley

November 11, 2010

Forms 471: Waiting Until the Day After Tomorrow

Oscar Wilde once said, "I never put off till tomorrow what I can do the day after." It appears that many E-rate applicants share this philosophy. A Funds For Learning...

November 10, 2010

USAC Service Provider Call Notes

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. The monthly call for November was held on the 3rd. Here...

November 9, 2010

FCC Releases Amendments to Sixth Report and Order

The Federal Communications Commission has issued amendments to the Sixth Report and Order including the FY 2011 Eligible Services List (ESL). In the erratum, the FCC amends twelve items throughout...

November 8, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 025

USAC issued the twenty-fifth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $48 million on 1,850 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.59 billion in E-rate funding commitments for FY...

by Peter Kaplan

November 5, 2010

$250 Million Available for Possible FY2011 Rollover

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report on November 2, announcing that they have $250 million currently available to potentially rollover into FY 2011.