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December 10, 2003

SLD Receives Authority to Reject Internal Connections Requests in 70 Percent Band

The Schools and Libraries Division received authority December 10 to reject requests for internal connections funding for 2003 from applicants eligible for a discount rate of 70 to 79 percent.

December 8, 2003

FCC Rejects Most IBM-Related Appeals, But Lets Applicants Re-Apply

The full FCC has rejected appeals on behalf of seven large school districts and a consortium whose 2002 E-rate applications were rejected because of competitive bidding violations involving IBM, but...

December 7, 2003

SLD Puts New “Invoice Check” Procedure in Place

The Schools and Libraries Division has implemented a new procedure that is designed to give applicants greater control over the disbursement of payments to internal connections vendors.

December 2, 2003

House Committee Asks GAO to Review E-rate Again

Key members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee December 2 asked the General Accounting Office to "review the E-rate program's structure and operations."

December 1, 2003

SLD Issues Clarification on “On-Premises Priority 1 Equipment”

The SLD has posted what it calls a "clarification" of its position on the circumstances under which equipment located at applicant sites can be considered a part of Priority 1...

December 1, 2003

FCC Begins Consideration of VoIP Services

The FCC held a well-attended forum Dec. 1 to begin considering whether and how voice over IP services should be regulated. The forum was attended by all five FCC commissioners...

November 30, 2003

SLD Commits More Than $50 Million in December 2 Wave

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on December 2 it will release 164 E-rate funding commitment letters committing over $50.6 million to applicants for the 2003 funding year.

November 30, 2003

USAC Releases Recommendations of Task Force on Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The Universal Service Administrative Company Nov. 26 released the final report of the SLD's Task Force on the Prevention of Waste, Fraud and Abuse and an interim response on its...