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FCC Releases Broad Inquiry into the Universal Service Fund

On June 14th the FCC released the much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which seeks comments on the administration, management and oversight of the Universal Service Fund. The FCC...

SLD to Release Another $44.2 million in Funding Year 2004

On June 7 the Schools and Libraries Division will release another $44.2 million in Funding Year 2004. Wave twenty will bring the total funding commitments to close to $2.2 billion...

George McDonald Announces Resignation

The Schools and Libraries Division has announced that George McDonald will step down as Vice President of the SLD effective June 30, 2005. Mr. McDonald was named Vice President of...

FCC Inspector General Still Concerned about Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its recently released semi-annual report to Congress states that they "continue to be concerned about fraud, waste and abuse‚Ä¶.and while the Commission...

The SLD Will Release Another $55.6 million for the 2004 Funding Year

On Tuesday, June 21st, the SLD will release another $55.6 million for the 2004 funding year. The SLD will have committed a little over $2.2 billion and expects to issue...

SLD to Issue Last Formal Wave for 2003

05/31/2005 - The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on June 1 it will release the last formal wave for the 2003 funding year, approving more than $59 million worth...

SLD Provides More Information About Status of Application Review

The Schools and Libraries Division has decided to make more information available about where E-rate applications stand in the application review process. The change addresses one of the recommendations that...

Bill Introduced in House to Exempt E-rate from Anti-Deficiency Act

A bill has been introduced in the House that, like a companion bill in the Senate, would permanently exempt the universal service programs from compliance with the Anti-Deficiency Act.