E-rate News

SLD Issues Deadline Warnings for FY 2014 Form 471 Certifications and Item 21 Attachments

The SLD sent notifications applicants who have not yet certified their Form 471 and/or submitted their Item 21 attachments. Applicants will have until May 27th, 2014 to complete the application...

FCC E-rate Workshop Agenda

Update: The FCC has made a video of the May 6th E-rate Modernization Workshop available online... The FCC has released their agenda for the May 6th E-rate Modernization Workshop...

SLD Releases Spring 2014 Service Provider Training Materials

USAC will be conducting service provider training sessions in Tampa and Los Angeles on May 8th and 13th, respectively. The registration for both events is full, however, the SLD has...

USAC Releases Quarterly Report

On May 2, 2014, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their quarterly report for the third quarter of 2014. The SLD estimates that they have $600 million from previous...

FCC Announces FY 2014 Rollover

On May 2, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission announced that $200 million will be carried forward from previous funding years into Funding Year 2014...

Verizon Provides E-rate Customer Broadband Analysis

On April 30, 2014, Verizon provided the FCC with a data analysis on the broadband connectivity of their customers. They obtained information from the Form 471 Block 5 information as...

FCC Creates E-rate Modernization Data Webpage

On April 30, 2014, the FCC announced that they created a webpage designed to be an encyclopedia of the E-rate data that was filed as part of Docket 13-184...

USAC Schools & Libraries Committee Meeting Notes

On April 28, 2014, the USAC Schools & Libraries Committee held their Quarterly Board Meeting. The Committee discussed the following issues: The Board approved the 3rd Quarter 2014 Schools and...