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SEP 30, 2026 · GOVERNANCE

USAC Is Working. We Asked the FCC to Make It Faster and Fairer.

Funds For Learning filed comments today in WC Docket No. 26-173, the FCC’s review of how the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) runs the Universal Service Fund. Our message was that USAC is doing good work for schools and libraries and that the FCC should […]

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At Long Last – The Applications

12/11/1997 - The long-awaited application forms for the federal government The long-awaited application forms for the federal government's E-rate program are finally being mailed to the schools and libraries that will have to complete them....

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