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January 5, 2004

SLD Still Considering 2003 Internal Connections Request for 70 Percent Discount Band

A Schools and Libraries Division spokesman said January 6 that the SLD is still considering funding requests for internal connections from applicants with discount rates of 70 percent and above.
Discount Rates Funds For Learning FY 2003 USAC
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December 28, 2003

SLD Issues Another $50 Million in Commitments for the 2003 Funding Year

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on December 30 it will issue another 110 funding commitment letters, totaling $50.7 million worth of commitments for the 2003 funding year.
FCC Funding Commitments FY 2003
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December 22, 2003

FCC Issues Details of Major Changes in E-rate Program

The Federal Communications Commission December 23 issued a 72-page report and order providing details of the major changes in the E-rate program it approved last week, some of which will...
Eligible Services FCC Forms FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Comments Program Violations Report and Order USAC
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December 21, 2003

FCC Solicits Input on More E-rate Program Changes

The FCC December 23 solicited input on additional proposals for changing the E-rate program, many of them growing out of the work of the Schools and Libraries Division's Task Force...
Applicant Application Process Competitive Bidding Discounts FCC FY 2005 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Comments Service Provider
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December 18, 2003

FCC Provides Some Information About Report and Order

 The Federal Communications Commission has issued a press release providing some additional details on its decisions this week regarding changes in the E-rate program.
Applicant Application Process Eligible Services FCC FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 Report and Order Rollover Funding Service Provider Two-in-Five USAC
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December 18, 2003

School IT Director and Contractor Agree to Pleas in E-rate Kickback Scheme

The former director of information technology for the Harrisburg School District in PA and a school district contractor have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy in a kickback scheme involving...
Applicant DOJ and Legal Service Provider
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December 16, 2003

FCC Votes to Control Access to Internal Connections Discounts

The FCC voted December 17 to limit E-rate applicants' access to internal connections discounts to two times within a five-year period, except for network maintenance, and to limit applicants' ability...
Applicant Application Process Eligible Services FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Comments Rollover Funding Two-in-Five USAC
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December 15, 2003

FCC Inspector General Highlights Continued Concerns About E-rate Program

The FCC’s Office of Inspector General(OIG) has issued its semi-annual report covering the six months ending Sep. 2003, and highlighted its continuing concerns about the potential for waste, fraud and...
Applicant Application Process Audits DOJ and Legal FCC FY 1999 FY 2000 Service Provider USAC
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