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by John D. Harrington

How will you be audited for CIPA compliance next year? It’s anyone’s guess.

It's been six months since the "Broadband Data Improvement Act" (part of which includes the "Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act") was signed into law, but the FCC has...

SLD Issues 44th Wave of FY 2008

The SLD issued a funding wave this week totaling $11.2 million in commitments and $17.2 million in reductions or rejections. This brings the total amount of funding committed for the...

by Alexandra Fugairon

‘Auditcations’-Why Are E-rate Audits Taking So Long?

We've all dreamt of the European-style, month-long vacation. In these tough economic times, people have invented the staycation. When the FCC takes as long as four weeks on site for...

FY2009 Demand Estimate Released by USAC

The Universal Service Administrative Company submitted their demand estimate to the Federal Communications Commission reporting that the estimate for the FY 2009 is $3.99 billion. This is a decrease of...

USAC Issues P2 86% Denial Wave

USAC has issued a wave of Funding Year 2008 Priority Two denials for funding requests at or below the 86% discount rate threshold. This follows an announcement earlier this week...

by Scott Weston

The $2 Billion Typo Has Been Corrected

You may have noticed that the amount of E-rate funding requested for FY 2009 dropped by about $2 billion since yesterday. As we mentioned originally on February 16th, there appeared...

by Alexandra Fugairon

Where’s the Fraud?

Three elderly ladies in a 1984 Wendy's commercial had America asking "Where's the Beef?" Today, those of us in the E-rate world are wondering if the FCC's new slogan should...

SLD to Deny FY 2008 Priority Two Requests at 86% Discount Rate

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the SLD's recommendation that Funding Year 2008 Priority Two funding requests at the 86% discount rate be denied due to a lack of available...