E-rate Commentary

by Peter Kaplan

February 28, 2011

Is it Worth Filing an Appeal?

One of the most common questionsfrom stakeholders regarding appeals is the following: "Is it worth my time filing an appeal?"

February 15, 2011

Dear FCC: Reject the Recommended Discount Threshold

On January 24, 2011, USAC recommended that the final discount threshold for Funding Year 2010 be set at 81%. The SLD cited their belief that they will ultimately not have...

by Peter Kaplan

January 12, 2011

Dear USAC: Please reconsider

How would you like it if you bought a new SONY television and after getting it home and setting it up, you realize that your remote control doesn't work? Upon...

by Stephen Sharp

January 5, 2011

E-rate 2010: A Year in Review

From the shock wave that was the FCC Sixth Report and Order, to the introduction of electronic USAC payments, the E-rate program saw some substantial changes in 2010. E-rate stakeholders...

by Nicholas Shipley

January 3, 2011

When Life Imitates Art: Audit Pitfalls

You haphazardly toss the cardboard lid in the general direction of the file box you had spent the last hour searching. Hundreds of documents, thousands of pages, you continue to...

by Brian Stephens

December 6, 2010

The Real World‚Ä¶or Equivalent

You've seen this show on MTV, The Real World, right? They take a handful of overly attractive twentysomethings, put them up in a designer home in the hippest part of...

by Verlyne Jolley

November 16, 2010

Streamline?

With all the efforts to streamline the process for applicants, the FCC could have been more thoughtful with their timing on when the Form and subsequent changes would take place.

by Nicholas Shipley

November 11, 2010

Forms 471: Waiting Until the Day After Tomorrow

Oscar Wilde once said, "I never put off till tomorrow what I can do the day after." It appears that many E-rate applicants share this philosophy. A Funds For Learning...