E-rate Commentary

by Peter Kaplan

December 5, 2012

A Common Sense Approach to Appeal Decisions

On November 20, 2012, the FCC granted appeals submitted by Euclid City School District and Shannon County School District. In both cases, USAC found that the school districts had violated...

by Jeff O'Brien

December 5, 2012

Going Back To Cali

My colleague and I were volun-told to go to the last and final round of USAC Fall Training in L.A. this past month. I was actually pretty surprised that I...

by Dirk Schroeder

November 28, 2012

Why Start Now?

One thing I have never heard from a client: "I started the planning process too soon."

November 20, 2012

“Cliff” Notes

We have recently fielded several questions regarding the "fiscal cliff" and what, if any, impact it will have on the E-rate program if sequestration goes into effect.

November 16, 2012

Taking Advantage of E-rate, $20 at a time

Kudos to the folks from USAC for the presentations they made at the Minneapolis training this year. They do not have an easy job: take a complicated program like E-rate...

November 15, 2012

Funds For Learning Delivers Petition to FCC Chairman

On November 12, 2012, Funds For Learning provided a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski containing over 1,700 signatures of parents, community members, and E-rate stakeholders in support...

by Micah Rigdon

November 9, 2012

To BEAR, or to SPI: that is the question.

With the passing of the invoicing deadline for recurring services, I am reminded of a question I am frequently asked: "should my school BEAR or SPI to receive our E-rate...

November 7, 2012

To Gift Or Not To Gift…

After the anticipation of returning to my roots to attend the USAC training in my home state of New Jersey, I was greeted by some much welcomed cooler weather, fall...