E-rate Commentary

by John Harrington

December 11, 2015

Educating Students Takes Center Stage in DC

The monumental challenge of educating our nation‚Äôs students received two very important boosts this week. First was the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This new law replaces...

by John Harrington

December 4, 2015

Set the Filing Window Deadline. Please.

USAC needs to set a deadline for the Form 471 filing window. When it comes to applying for E-rate discounts, timing is everything. Dates and deadlines play a critical role...

by Nick Shipley

November 20, 2015

E-rate Emojis

The latest venting chatter around EPC in the E-rate world has been the surprise Easter egg in the Form 470 tool. At time of publication, if an applicant includes over...

by Whitney Graham

November 20, 2015

The Survival Kit Survives

This is what our Survival Kits look like when we package them up to send to Applicants. Nicely packaged and neatly taped to ensure a safe delivery. This week we...

by Funds For Learning

November 13, 2015

Got E-rate Questions?

Funds For Learning wants to have a better understanding of your E-rate questions. What rules do you find the most confusing? In what particular areas do you need more guidance?...

by Stephen Sharp

September 25, 2015

Duplicative Standards

Living in a big football state such as Oklahoma, everyone knows (fan or not) that on game day there are certain roads to avoid, a few hours prior to kickoff,...

by Funds For Learning

September 25, 2015

Be First to Know: Applicant Training Live Tweets

USAC‚Äôs first 2015 applicant training session will be held in Washington, DC on Friday, October 2, 2015. While registration for the training event has been full for several weeks now,...

by John Harrington

September 11, 2015

Read the Report and Share Your Thoughts

Today, we submitted the results of our fifth nationwide survey of E-rate applicants to the FCC. We are doing things a little differently this year...