E-rate News

February 3, 2012

USAC Commits $82.4 Million This Week

This week, the SLD notified 648 applicants and 610 service providers about the status of their applications from Funding Years 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

January 27, 2012

SLD Releases FY 2005, 2010, and 2011 Funding Waves

This week, the SLD informed 678 applicants and 630 service providers about the status of their funding requests in three separate funding years. Commitments for all four funding waves totaled...

January 27, 2012

USAC Issues Updated SPIN Change Guidance

In its January 27, 2012 News Brief, USAC provides updated guidance regarding Operational Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) changes. The SPIN change updates in the News Brief reflect regulatory changes...

January 25, 2012

FCC Order Upholds USAC Audit Procedures

In a recent FCC Order, the Commission upheld a Wireline Competition Bureau decision denying Integrity Communications' request for review of an audit letter issued by USAC.

January 20, 2012

SECA Seeks Item 21 Waiver

On November 18, the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA) filed an appeal with the FCC seeking an Item 21 Attachment deadline waiver for dozens of applicants. Starting in Funding Year...

January 9, 2012

Funding Year 2012 Filing Window Opens Today

The Funding Year 2012 Form 471 filing window officially opened today at noon Eastern time. The window will be open for 72 days, closing at 11:59pm Eastern on Tuesday, March...

January 6, 2012

FCC Releases USF Trends Report

Every year, the FCC releases the Universal Service Monitoring Report prepared by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics from the four Universal Service...

December 20, 2011

Congress Exempts E-rate Program from Anti-Deficiency Act

On December 16, 2011, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, an act which consolidates remaining appropriations bills into a combined piece of legislation in order to keep the...