E-rate News

December 15, 2008

Bamberg County School District School Official Sentenced in Connection with E-rate Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that Cynthia Ayer, the Bamberg County School District (South Carolina) former technology director was sentenced for two years in prision and ordered to...

December 11, 2008

FCC OIG Issues Preliminary Audit Analysis

The Federal Communications Commission Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued an initial statistical analysis of data obtained from the latest round of E-rate audits. The report finds that the...

December 9, 2008

$123 Million Committed in Latest Wave

In the latest wave of funding decisions for FY 2008 issued by USAC, over $123 million has been committed to applicants throughout the country. This wave, which is the 31st...

December 9, 2008

SLD Recommends Denying FY 2008 Priority Two Requests at 85% and Below

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee is recommending that all FY 2008 Priority Two funding requests at or below 85% be denied due to a lack of available funding. The...

November 30, 2008

FCC OIG Selects Next Group of Applicants for Audit

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its Semi-annual Report to Congress, which covers their activity from April 1 through September 30th, 2008. In addition to outlining the...

November 25, 2008

Former Prince George‚Äôs County Superintendent Receives Six-Year Sentence

Andre Hornsby served as the head Prince George’s County Schools (Maryland) for nearly two years from June 2003 until May 2005. Hornsby was convicted in July 2008 for wire fraud,...

November 23, 2008

USAC Announces FY 2009 Filing Window

Following Friday's authorization to open the Form 471 Filing Window for Funding Year 2009, USAC has announced that it will open the Filing Window at Noon EST on Tuesday, December...

November 20, 2008

FCC Approves 2009 Eligible Services list, Authorizes 471 Window Opening

The FCC today released the Funding Year 2009 Eligible Services List for the E-rate program. This document provides a guide for E-rate stakeholders about the types of products and services...