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October 6, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – October

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 October was held on the 5th. Funds...
Applicant Funding Commitments Funds For Learning FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Invoicing Service Provider USAC Webinar and Call Notes
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by Nick Shipley
October 4, 2011

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

As required by the Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report to the FCC summarizing the status of all outstanding audit findings. The report details the process...
Audits Reports USAC
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by Peter Kaplan
September 23, 2011

$134.4M Committed for Funding Year 2010 Priority 2 Applications

On September 21, 2011, USAC notified 836 applicants and 497 service providers about the status of their FY 2010 Priority Two applications at the 80% discount level. Funding Wave 067...
Applicant Funds For Learning FY 2010 Rollover Funding Service Provider USAC
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September 8, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – September

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 September was held on the 7th. Funds...
Applicant Application Process Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Competitive Bidding FCC How to Apply Invoicing Payment Quality Assurance (PQA) Procurement Report and Order Service Provider Training USAC Webinar and Call Notes
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by Peter Kaplan
August 25, 2011

USAC Releases FY2007, 2009 and 2011 Funding Waves

This week the SLD notified 348 applicants and 367 service providers about the status of their E-rate applications. Three funding waves affected applicants and service providers from FY 2007, 2009...
Funding Commitments FY 2007 FY 2009 FY 2011 USAC
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by Verlyne Jolley
August 16, 2011

The Latest Evolution In Multi-Tier Bid Evaluation

Many applicants use a multi-step, or multi-tier, evaluation process when reviewing vendor proposals. This type of review process involves the elimination of proposals in stages. Weaker bids are eliminated first,...
Appeals Application Process Competitive Bidding FCC Forms Procurement Report and Order
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by Peter Kaplan
July 29, 2011

FCC Releases New Appeal Decisions

On July 27, 2011, the FCC released three appeal decisions, two of which resulted in a waiver of FCC rules for 36 applicants. In granting the waivers, the FCC recognized...
Appeals Applicant Application Process Discount Rates FCC Report and Order
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by Brian Stephens
July 21, 2011

FY 2010 Funding at 80% Awaits FCC Approval

Last week, at the FCC's request, USAC informed the agency that it had been able to identify additional monies from reserve accounts "not already designated for carry-forward" that would be...
Discount Rates FCC Funding Availability Funds For Learning FY 2010 Rollover Funding USF Funding Levels
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