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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...

September 30, 2010

FY2010 – Funding Wave 019

On September 28, USAC issued the nineteenth wave of funding year 2010, committing over $87 million on over 1,600 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $1.3 billion in E-rate...

September 29, 2010

FCC Releases Further Detail in Sixth Report and Order

On September 28, the FCC released the Sixth Report and Order outlining some substantial changes to the E-rate program. Funds For Learning has summarized the Orders in three categories: new...

by Alex Fugairon

September 24, 2010

Historical Day for E-rate

On September 23, the FCC announced some of the most sweeping changes to the E-rate since the inception of the program. Out of the announcement emerged four major themes; providing...