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by Peter Kaplan
June 6, 2011

Preparing for Funding Year 2011

Funding Year 2011 will start on July 1, 2011, and many stakeholders need assistance identifying what they should be doing to prepare themselves for the start of the funding year.
Applicant Application Process Consultants Form 473 (SPAC) Form 498 Forms Funds For Learning FY 2010 FY 2011 Item 21 Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) Receipt Acknowledgement Letter (RAL) Service Provider
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by Funds For Learning
June 2, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – June

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. The monthly call for June was held on the 1st. Here...
Applicant Dates and Deadlines Discount Rates Extensions FCC Filing Window Form 471 Forms Funding Availability FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Invoicing Priority Two Service Provider USAC USF Funding Levels Webinar and Call Notes
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by Brian Stephens
May 27, 2011

When Will FY2011 Funding Start?

On May 26, 2010, USAC released Funding Year 2010 Wave 1, a $429 million funding wave that was the largest in the history of the E-rate program. One year later,...
Dates and Deadlines Funding Commitments FY 2011 USAC
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May 16, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – May

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. The monthly call for May was held on the 11th. Here...
Dates and Deadlines Form 471 Funding Commitments Item 21 Service Provider Training USAC Webinar and Call Notes
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by Peter Kaplan
May 4, 2011

Dear Applicants: Don’t Forget The Form 486

The SLD spends much of their annual trainings on the competitive bidding, procurement and application process tied to the Forms 470 and 471, as that is where most of the...
Applicant Application Process Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Competitive Bidding Dates and Deadlines Form 470 Form 471 Form 486 Forms Funding Commitments FY 2009 FY 2010 Priority One Procurement Service Provider Training
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by Peter Kaplan
April 27, 2011

Funding Year 2011: Bringing out the Crystal Ball

This is the time of year when I get asked by many E-rate stakeholders if I can predict where the final Priority Two (Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance) funding threshold...
Funding Availability FY 2011 Priority Two Trends USAC USF Funding Levels
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April 8, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – April

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. Here is a brief synopsis of the April call.
Congress FCC FY 2010 Reports USAC
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by Peter Kaplan
April 7, 2011

The Looming Budget Battle

Each year Congress needs to pass a federal budget in order to keep the Government up and running and for all the federal agencies to remain open. While it appears...
Congress FCC USAC
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