E-rate News

October 11, 2013

Senate Commerce Committee Postpones Hearing on FCC Nomination of Michael O‚ÄôRielly

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has postponed the Nomination Hearing on Michael O‚ÄôRielly to be FCC Commissioner. The Senate Commerce Committee already held a hearing on the...

October 2, 2013

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Report

On September 30, 2013 USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Report to the Federal Communications Commission. As required by the FCC‚Äôs Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report...

September 27, 2013

SLD Releases Applicant Training Materials

The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) will be holding nine training sessions over the coming weeks that are designed to educate the applicant community on the current rules and regulations...

September 24, 2013

FCC Seeks USAC Board Nominations

On September 23, 2013 the FCC issued a public notice requesting nominations for 6 USAC Board of Director positions. The six current term positions expire on December 31, 2013. Nominations...

September 20, 2013

The FCC Receives Hundreds of Comments

The deadline for stakeholders to file initial comments in response to the E-rate Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (Docket 13-184) was September 16, 2013. Nearly 750 stakeholders filed comments and...

September 12, 2013

FCC Acting Commissioner Discusses E-rate Reform

On September 10, 2013, FCC Acting Chairwoman Mignon L. Clyburn addressed an audience at an education technology event hosted by Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, Common Sense Media, the LEAD Commission,...

September 4, 2013

FCC Issues E-rate Debarment Notice to Larry Lehmann

On September 3, 2013, the FCC released a Public Notice stating Larry Lehmann has agreed to disbarment from the E-rate program for a ten year period commencing July 31, 2013.

August 28, 2013

Revised Form 472 Available on SLD Website

On August 28, 2013, the SLD reported that the July 2013 FCC Form 472 is now available for online submission. The Form 472 is the Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR)...