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FCC OIG Still Concerned about Improper Payments to E-rate Beneficiaries

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their bi-annually report to Congress outlining their activities over the last six months. The report details their activities from October 1, 2008...

Additional $900 Million Available for FY 2009

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized approximately $900 million in unused funds from previous years be rolled into the pool of available funding for the 2009 Funding Year.

SLD “Optimistic” About 87% P2 for FY 2008

During the Schools and Libraries Committee quarterly meeting held this week, SLD officials reported that they are "optimistic" that there will be sufficient funding available to issue commitments to eligible...

Regular and Appeal Funding Wave for FY2009 Released

Funding Wave 14 for the 2009 Funding Year was released this week. In this wave, almost $24 million in E-rate funding was committed to 514 applicants across the country. This...

Remaining FCC Commissioner Positions Confirmed

The US Senate voted Friday to confirm the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell as Commissioners to the FCC. These confirmations filled the slate of five Commissioners.

by Brian Stephens

What is an “approved E-rate vendor”?

Here at FFL World Headquarters, we get a lot of mail.¬† Some of it is good, some not so much, and some of it is just plain confusing.

by Scott Weston

DISD FRNs Cancelled Following DoJ Settlement

As a follow-up to our news story about the Dallas Independent School District and the Department of Justice reaching a settlement agreement last month, we noticed that Dallas' 2007 Internal...

FCC Initiates Debarment Proceedings Against Two Individuals

The FCC has suspended and begun debarment proceedings against two individuals related to criminal convictions associated with illegal activity and the E-rate program. In separate matters, Andre J. Hornsby and...