E-rate Commentary

by Peter Kaplan

November 22, 2013

Competitive Bidding Reminders

Fair and open competitive bidding is the central tenant of the E-rate program. This is the time of year that most school districts and public libraries go through their procurement...

by John Harrington

November 15, 2013

Now What?

Last week was a significant week for the E-rate program. The week started with Tom Wheeler officially stepping in as the new Chairman of the FCC, and it ended with...

by Peter Kaplan

November 7, 2013

State Leadership and the E-rate Program

This week I had the pleasure of attending the State Education Technology Director‚Äôs Association (SETDA) Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va. The conference brought together state education technology leaders to discuss...

by Peter Kaplan

November 1, 2013

Estimated Time Per BCAP Audit

I attended the USAC Schools & Libraries Quarterly Committee Meeting on Monday, October 28 where the Board discussed that the estimated 2014 programmatic budget would be $53 million which is...

by Peter Kaplan

October 25, 2013

Why Can‚Äôt Redundant Networks Be E-rate Eligible?

I was at the USAC E-rate applicant training in Atlanta this week and a school E-rate administrator asked the USAC about having redundant networks funded as part of the E-rate...

by John Harrington

October 18, 2013

755 Days‚Ä¶ Seriously?

755 days. That is the number of days that some people tell me it will take for schools to feel the impact of E-rate reform. Is that the best we...

by Sean Lock, Candy Miller, Katie Moore

October 11, 2013

Going on a BEAR Hunt

In honor of the October 28th invoice deadline, here is a video reminder of some of the items to keep in mind in regards to preparing reimbursement paperwork.

by Peter Kaplan

October 2, 2013

The E-rate Program Stifled by Shutdown

The new fiscal year for the federal government commenced October 1, 2013 and runs through September 30, 2014. However, because the United States Congress did not pass a budget to...