E-rate News

January 22, 2001

FCC Commissioner Powell Named Chief of Agency

President Bush, as expected, has named Federal Communications Commission member Michael Powell the new chairman of the agency.

January 22, 2001

FCC Seeks Comments on Proposed E-rate Filtering Rules

The Federal Communications Commission Jan. 23 published a request for comments on a proposal for implementing the filtering requirements that were imposed on E-rate recipients by the recently enacted Children's...

January 11, 2001

FCC Chairman Kennard Announces Resignation

Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard has announced his resignation, effective Jan. 19. The departure of Kennard, a Democrat, will leave the commission with a 2-2 split between the political...

January 10, 2001

Remember: Year 4 Filing Deadline Is Jan. 18

E-rate applicants are reminded that Thursday Jan. 18 is the close of the filing window for Form 471 applications for the program's

December 20, 2000

SLD Formally Adopts Relaxed Policy on Service Provider Changes

The Schools and Libraries Division formally announced Dec. 21 that it will now be reviewing E-rate applicants' requests for service provider changes under relaxed criteria that the Federal Communications Commission...

December 19, 2000

SLD Makes Slight Modification in Eligible Services List

The Schools and Libraries Division posted a new eligible services list on Dec. 18, making some slight changes to the one that was posted a month before.

December 18, 2000

Congress Imposes Filtering Requirement on E-rate Recipients

12/19/2000 - As its final act of the 106th session, Congress voted Dec. 15 to require recipients of E-rate support to certify that they are "enforcing a policy of Internet...

December 17, 2000

GAO Recommends that SLD Tighten Review of Applications, Invoices

12/18/2000 - The General Accounting Office Dec. 15 released a 70-page review of the E-rate program, concluding that the Schools and Libraries Division should improve its review of the eligibility...