E-rate News

December 19, 2014

SLD Winter Contact Period Starts December 19

The USAC Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) recognizes that during the winter holiday season many applicants and service providers might not be available to answer questions tied to Form 471...

December 18, 2014

Donna English Debarred from E-rate Program

On December 18, 2014 the FCC‚Äôs Enforcement Bureau notified Donna English of her debarment from the E-rate Program. Ms. English was convicted in October 2011 of multiple counts of wire...

December 11, 2014

FCC Votes to Increase E-rate Support

In a 3‚Äì2 decision this morning, the FCC Commissioners voted to accept Chairman Wheeler‚Äôs proposal to increase the E-rate funding cap by $1.5 billion. The proposal, also known as the...

December 9, 2014

FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Supports Funding Cap Increase

In advance of the FCC‚Äôs December Open Meeting, where the Commission will vote on increasing the E-rate funding cap, the IAC voiced its support for infusing the E‚Äërate program with...

December 9, 2014

FCC Releases 2014 USF Monitoring Report

The Federal Communications Commission has released the annual Universal Service Monitoring Report prepared by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board...

November 20, 2014

FCC Announces E-rate Item on December Open Meeting Agenda

On November 20, 2014 the FCC released the tentative agenda for the December FCC Open Meeting. The FCC will consider a Second Report and Order to help close the "school...

November 20, 2014

USAC to Release FY 2015 Form 470

On November 20, 2014 the FCC announced in the Federal Register that the OMB approved the changes to the FY 2015 Form 470.

November 19, 2014

FCC Reminder of Modified Appeal Requirements

On November 17, 2014 the FCC released a Public Notice to remind any Universal Service Fund participant and vendor that appeals must be submitted to USAC first before an aggrieved...