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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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SLC Board Drafts Policy Statement to Define ‘Educational Purposes’

The Schools and Libraries Corporation Board Nov. 17 drafted a "proposed policy statement" to guide schools and libraries in certifying that the services for which they are seeking E-rate funding are used for "educational...

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