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December 23, 2008

Sentencing in E-rate Fraud and Bribery Case

According to a press release issued by the US Department of Justice, a man has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of bribery and conspiring to bribe...

December 18, 2008

E-rate Administrators Commit $44 Million in Funding Year 2008

This week, the 32nd funding wave of Funding Year 2008 was released by the SLD. It includes $44 million in commitments to over 150 applicants across the country. This follows...

December 17, 2008

Eight Applicants Receive FY 2005 Funding Commitment Decision Letters

On December 17th the SLD released a FY 2005 funding wave committing $775,782.¬† This wave affected eight applicants and three service providers.¬† The SLD has committed over $2.1 billion in...

December 16, 2008

Round Three Audits Begin

E-rate applicants have started to receive notifications that they are to undergo attestation examinations in what's being called the "Round Three" audits. It is expected that additional applicants will be...

December 15, 2008

Bamberg County School District School Official Sentenced in Connection with E-rate Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that Cynthia Ayer, the Bamberg County School District (South Carolina) former technology director was sentenced for two years in prision and ordered to...

December 11, 2008

FCC OIG Issues Preliminary Audit Analysis

The Federal Communications Commission Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued an initial statistical analysis of data obtained from the latest round of E-rate audits. The report finds that the...

December 9, 2008

$123 Million Committed in Latest Wave

In the latest wave of funding decisions for FY 2008 issued by USAC, over $123 million has been committed to applicants throughout the country. This wave, which is the 31st...

December 9, 2008

SLD Recommends Denying FY 2008 Priority Two Requests at 85% and Below

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee is recommending that all FY 2008 Priority Two funding requests at or below 85% be denied due to a lack of available funding. The...