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October 25, 2010

FCC Sixth Report and Order: Operational SPIN Changes

Resuming our analysis of the specific changes to the E-rate program through the FCC Sixth Report and Order, we continue by providing an analysis of the Operational SPIN Changes. The...

October 20, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 022

USAC issued the twenty-second wave of funding year 2010, committing over $25 million on over 600 requests. In total, USAC has approved nearly $1.5 billion in E-rate funding commitments for...

by Dirk Schroeder

October 19, 2010

FCC Sixth Report and Order: Expanding Eligibility

On September 28, the FCC released the Sixth Report and Order outlining some substantial changes to the E-rate program. Funds For Learning will be releasing further analysis of these changes...

October 15, 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 October was held on the 6th.Funds For...

October 13, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 021

USAC issued the twenty-first wave of funding year 2010, committing over $32 million on over 865 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.4 billion in E-rate funding commitments for...

October 7, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 020

USAC issued the twentieth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $95 million on over 1,500 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.4 billion in E-rate funding commitments for...

by Peter Kaplan

October 7, 2010

USAC: Over 1,000 E-rate Audits Conducted

USAC's semi-annual Audit Recovery Report released this week shows that from 1998 to 2007, nearly 1,100 audits were performed. USAC has recovered $23.7 million in funds as a result of...

October 1, 2010

FCC Seeks Nominations for USAC Board

The FCC is currently seeking nominations for seven Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors. Two positions are currently vacant and five positions are set...