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October 25, 2009

USAC Recommends Funding FY 2009 Priority Two Applications at 80%

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee will request authorization to fund FY 2009 E-rate funding year priority two requests at 80%. This decision comes during their Quarterly Board Meeting which...

October 20, 2009

FCC Seeks Comments on E-rate Orders

In two separate items released today, the FCC is seeking comments on two specific appeal decision orders issued in recent months. The Orders at issue are the Lazo Order and...

October 12, 2009

AT&T Missouri Agrees to Settlement in E-rate Case

The United States Department of Justice is reporting that AT&T Missouri is agreeing to pay $1.4 million to the United States as part of a settlement related to a civil...

September 29, 2009

FCC Seeking Nominations to USAC Board

The FCC has released a Public Notice seeking nominations for six board member positions on the USAC Board of Directors.The current slate of board members' terms are scheduled to expire...

September 29, 2009

FCC to Conduct E-rate Broadband Survey

In a solicitation for bids, the FCC has announced that it is seeking a contractor to conduct a survey of all E-rate program participants about the current state of their...

September 28, 2009

FCC Announces Requirements for Electronic Disbursements

In a Public Notice, the FCC announced that disbursements made under all Universal Service programs--including the E-rate program--will be transitioning to an eletronic-only format.

September 21, 2009

FY2009 P2 Could Reach 80%

Mel Blackwell, the Vice-President of the Schools and Libraries Division of USAC, has just announced that the Priority Two discount percentage threshold for E-rate Funding Year 2009 may go to...

September 21, 2009

USAC Begins Fall Applicant Training Events

The Schools and Libraries Division of USAC has started its series of training events for E-rate Applicants. Today's training session, held in the Washington, DC area, is the first of...