E-rate News

SLD Releases FY 2005-2007 Funding Waves; FY 2003, 2004 and 2006 Appeal Waves

This week the SLD¬†issued FY 2005 through FY 2007 funding commitment letters to E-rate applicants and service providers.¬† On June 8th, the USAC Board recommended to the FCC that they...

FCC Office of Inspector General Seeks Additional USF Oversight Resources

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its six-month report detailing their activities from October 1, 2006 ‚Äì March 31, 2007.¬† The OIG‚Äôs office concluded "Our...

Funding Year 2006 Discount Threshold Set at 86%

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly Board Meeting today to set the FY 2006 discount threshold at 86%.¬† The FCC will need to approve their recommendation and...

FCC to Rollover $650 Million for FY 2007

Ten years ago, Congress expanded Universal Service to include schools and libraries to help close the digital divide.¬† The '96 Telecommunications Act provided $2.25 billion that could be disbursed annually...

AT&T Responds to FCC‚Äôs AT&T‚Äôs Invoicing Order Reconsideration Request

In 2003 AT&T formally asked the FCC to review their E-rate on-line invoicing process and confirm that they are complying with FCC rules. In March 2007, the FCC clarified that...

SLD Commits $22 Million More in FY 2007

The SLD notified 446 applicants and 349 service providers about the status of their FY 2007 applications. In Wave 4 the SLD committed $22 million which was for priority one...

Grand Jury Indicts Three in Dallas ISD Case

A Texas grand jury has indicted two former Dallas Independent School District (DISD) officials, Ruben B. Bohuchot and William Fredrick Coleman III, along with Frankie Logyang Wong the co-owner and...

SLD Releases 2006 and 2007 Funding Waves; 2002-2005 Appeal Waves

This week the SLD released funding wave 2 and funding wave 3 for FY 2007 committing $117 million. To date the SLD has committed a total of $319 million and...