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January 21, 2013

FY 2011 Invoice Deadline Approaching

Applicants are reminded that the invoicing deadline for recurring and some non-recurring services for Funding Year 2011 will be January 28, 2013.
Dates and Deadlines FY 2011 Invoicing
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January 18, 2013

Form 471 Filing Window: The First 37 Days

As of January 17, 2013, the Funding Year 2013 Form 471 filing window had been open for 37 days. In that time, applicants filed 2,268 Forms 471, approximately one third...
Applicant Application Process Form 471 Procurement
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January 10, 2013

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – January 2013

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Funds For Learning has provided the following synopsis...
Applicant Eligible Services Funding Commitments Funds For Learning Report and Order Service Provider USAC
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by Brian Stephens
January 4, 2013

FY 2013 Update: Form 470 Filings

For Funding Year 2013, the last date that applicants may file an FCC Form 470 with enough time to complete the 28 day bidding process before the Form 471 filing...
Applicant FCC Form 470 Procurement Service Provider USAC
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December 28, 2012

Year in Review: E-rate Analysis

Funds For Learning's 2012 applicant survey, a frank look at E-rate demand, and an analysis of the E-rate program's direct impact on K-12 students nationwide highlight our top five analyses...
Funds For Learning Trends
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by Brian Stephens
December 21, 2012

E-rate Funding Per Student: An Uneven Distribution

In Funding Year 2011, over $200 per student was committed for approximately 8% of the students in the country. 92% of the student population served by the E-rate program in...
Applicant Discount Rates Funding Availability Funding Commitments Funds For Learning FY 2011 FY 2012 Trends USF Funding Levels Who Qualifies
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December 13, 2012

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – December 2012

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Funds For Learning has provided the following synopsis...
Applicant Form 498 Forms Funding Commitments Service Provider SPIN Change Training USAC
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by Brian Stephens
December 7, 2012

Quantifying the Benefit: Funding Availability Per Student

Since Funding Year 2000, an average of $44 per student has been available for distribution based on the annual funding cap. In years where a rollover of unused funds occurs,...
Applicant Application Process Eligible Services Procurement SLD USAC Who Qualifies
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