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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...

November 25, 2003

FCC Orders SLD to Proceed With Puerto Rico Applications

The FCC November 25 instructed the Schools and Libraries Division to review and process the Puerto Rico Department of Education's E-rate applications for the 2001 and 2002 funding years by...

November 18, 2003

SLD to Deactivate All PINs

In an effort to improve the security of its online certification process, the Schools and Libraries Division has announced that all applicant PIN numbers will be deactivated on the evening...