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August 20, 2009

FCC Holds Education Broadband Discussion

The FCC hosted several education-related panels to discuss potential impacts of increased broadband access on education and potential new applications for the increased bandwidth.¬† The American Recovery and Investment Act...

by Alexandra Fugairon

August 20, 2009

E-rate Program Status: 80’s Rock Ballad Dramatic Pause

Just like any good 80s rock ballad dramatic pause, the SLD web site will be on pause within the next few weeks, as they update their IT systems. Vacation from...

August 16, 2009

FCC to Hold Broadband Workshop

The Federal Communications Commission will hold a workshop of Thursday, August 20 at 1PM Eastern Time to help inform the public about broadband policies can impact educational outcomes. A portion...

by Alexandra Fugairon

August 12, 2009

What Were They Thinking? Seeing the Forest For the Trees

For the most part I think the majority of E-rate stakeholders would agree that audits are an integral part of any government subsidized benefit program. I would venture to say...

by Scott Weston

August 11, 2009

What the OIG Really Wants

In the FCC Office of Inspector General's latest report, they recommend that USAC step up efforts to help ensure that E-rate disbursements are made only for those items which are...

USAC Announces Website Unavailability in Advance of Upgrades

Mel Blackwell, Vice-president of the Schools and Libraries Division of USAC has informed attendees of the monthly Service Provider conference call that certain features of the SLD's website will be...

Approximately $200 Million Available for 2010 Rollover

In its quarterly report to the Federal Communications Commission, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported that approximately $1.1 billion in unused funds from previous Funding Years could be used...

Wave 015 Released for FY 2009

The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has released the details of the fifteenth funding decision wave for FY 2009. In this wave, 361...