E-rate Commentary

by John Harrington

February 14, 2014

Unlimited funding for Internet Access? Sign me up!

Unlimited funding for Internet access and certain telecommunications services is being promoted by some within the education community as the solution to reforming the E-rate program. I admit that "no...

by John Harrington

January 31, 2014

Four Things FCC Can Do Today to Enhance E-rate

Increasing the E-rate funding cap and reforming the Universal Service Fund is not something that the FCC (or Congress) takes lightly. Translated: USF reform may take some time. In the...

January 21, 2014

Claim Your E-rate Filing Window Survival Kit

The 2014 E-rate filing window is now open, and to some it may seem like a jungle out there. But Funds For Learning is here to help, once again providing...

by John Harrington

January 17, 2014

More Funding Alone is Not the Answer

America's students and library patrons need more E-rate support. The FCC set the funding level at $2.25 billion back in 1997. A lot has changed since then - like the...

by John Harrington

January 10, 2014

Waiting 12 months for financing?

Imagine for a moment that your family needs a new car. Your two-door coupe with no backseat is not cutting it any longer and it is time to invest in...

by John Harrington

December 12, 2013

Protecting Rural Schools

The E-rate program‚Äôs current funding cap and 1998-era priority rules are producing an odd consequence: the current system prioritizes funding for applicants based on their technology choices, rather than their...

December 6, 2013

What is Your Priority?

Connecting the students in the poorest schools in America should be the first priority of the E-rate program. Instead, E-rate funding rules are stacked in favor of wealthy schools and...

by Peter Kaplan

November 27, 2013

What I am thankful for‚Ä¶

I am thankful for the E-rate program and for the many stakeholders that participate in the E-rate program. The E-rate program has been a wonderful federal program that has helped...