E-rate Analysis

October 17, 2006

FCC Approves Funding Year 2006 Internal Connections Requests at 90% Discount Threshold

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Funding Year 2006 Priority 2 commitments at the 90% discount rate and will deny Priority 2 commitments at 60% and below. We expect in...

Funds For Learning Comments on Draft Eligible Services List

Funds For Learning has filed a response to the USAC Draft E-rate Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2007.

State of Indiana and Intelenet Commission Enter E-rate Civil Settlement

The State of Indiana and the Intelenet Commission have agreed to pay close to $8.3 million as a civil settlement in connection with an E-rate fraud investigation.

Top Districts Request Less E-rate Support for FY 2006

According to a Funds For Learning analysis of E-rate support requests for Funding Year 2006, the tally of requests among the top 25 applicants—based on total amount requested for Funding...

January 4, 2006

Historical E-rate Trends Report

The Federal-State Joint Board of Universal Service recently released its annual monitoring report which details various trends in universal service related issues. The report highlights the E-rate application process which...

November 14, 2005

E-rate Survival Guide

Peter Kaplan, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Funds For Learning, has authored an article for the eSchool News 2006 E-rate Survival Guide.

2005 E-rate Demand Appears to Track 2004

Applicants' demand for E-rate funding for the 2005 funding year appears to generally be tracking demand for the 2004 funding year, according to a Funds For Learning analysis.

January 19, 2005

Applicants Race to Post Form 470 Applications Before Deadline

Schools and libraries posted 1,200 Form 470 applications January 19, the second-to-last day in which an application could be posted and still leave enough time for the requisite 28-day posting...