E-rate News

FCC Consumer Advisory Committee Weighs In On E-rate Reform

In an effort to modernize the E-rate program and increase its efficiency, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice detailing proposed program changes currently being considered. The Consumer...

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

On April 1, 2014 USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Recovery Report to the Federal Communications Commission. As required by the FCC‚Äôs Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual...

USAC Releases 2013 Annual Report

On April 1, 2014 the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released its 2013 Annual Report. The report provides the Federal Communications Commission and Congress details about the non-profit company's activities,...

FCC Announces FY2014 Funding Cap

On March 28, 2014, the FCC‚Äôs Wireline Competition Bureau announced that the inflation-based funding cap for Funding Year 2014 will be $2.41 billion, an increase of 1.4% from FY2013.

Applicants Encouraged to Submit Item 21s Online

The Form 471 filing window closes at 11:59 EDT tonight. Many applicants are currently experiencing technical difficulties using the USAC online Item 21 DOS submission tool. USAC is aware of...

FCC Commissioners Testify on FCC 2015 Budget Request

On March 25, 2014, FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler and Commissioner Ajit Pai testified at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Chairman Wheeler‚Äôs testimony reinforced the need...

No Blanket Invoice Deadline Extension for FY2013

The extension of invoicing deadlines for thousands of FY2013 funding commitments is an error in the SLD system, not an actual approved change. As previously reported, the SLD‚Äôs system is...

Second Bout of Denial Waves, Third largest

USAC‚Äôs decision to deny all Priority Two funding requests for Funding Year 2013 continues to prove historic with today‚Äôs bout of denials. Amounting to more than 634.2 million dollars, today‚Äôs...