E-rate News

February 21, 2014

FCC Denies 17 Applicants Due to 60-Day Appeal Violation

On February 20, 2014, the FCC released a Report & Order in which they did not grant waivers to 17 applicants who failed to appeal their adverse funding decisions within...

February 14, 2014

Service Providers Begin to Receive PQA Requests

The SLD has recently started sending Payment Quality Assurance (PQA) notices to E-rate service providers. While the PQA Program had historically been for the applicant community, now service providers are...

February 7, 2014

USAC Board Makes Recommendation to Deny All FY 2013 Priority Two Applications

On February 7, 2014, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee recommended that no priority two Form 471 applications be approved. It typically takes the FCC a few weeks to approve...

February 5, 2014

FCC Announced $2 Billion in Additional E-rate Investment

The FCC announced that they will increase E-rate support for broadband networks by $2 billion over the next two years. The FCC stated that "funding for new investments in high-speed...

February 5, 2014

Press Release: E-rate Modernization Empowers Students and Library Patrons

Funds For Learning (FFL) Chief Executive Officer John Harrington released the following statement today after FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler‚Äôs remarks at the National Digital Learning Day event at the Library...

February 4, 2014

USAC Releases Quarterly Report: $600 Million for Possible Rollover

On January 31, 2014, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their quarterly report for the second quarter of 2014. The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) estimates that they have...

January 31, 2014

House and Senate Leaders send letter to FCC

On January 30, 2014, House and Senate leaders released an open letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and expressed their concerns with the potential cost E-rate reform. In it, they...

January 30, 2014

USAC Announced Acting CEO Departure

On January 29, 2014 USAC announced that Acting CEO Scott Barash will be leaving USAC. Mr. Barash was with USAC for 14 years and is leaving to become General Counsel...