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November 4, 2015

USAC Submits FY2016 Administrative Procedures

On November, 3, 2015, the Universal Service Administrative Company submitted its Administrative Procedures to the Federal Communications Commission. This report is released annually in order to comply with the FCC‚Äôs...

November 4, 2015

FCC Releases October E-rate Appeal Decisions

On October 30, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released several appeal decisions related to the E-rate program. The FCC granted 21 appeals and waivers, while denying 8 appeals. Successful...

by John Harrington

October 30, 2015

USAC Working to Improve EPC

The count of active users in the new USAC EPC system remains low, despite the fact that all E-rate program participants must register. Funds For Learning¬Æ estimates that approximately 66%...

October 30, 2015

New Form 471 Submitted to OMB for Approval

On October 30, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission submitted a summary of the data to be collected on the FCC Form 471 to the Office of Management and Budget for...

by Dirk Schroeder

October 30, 2015

USAC Fall Applicant Training ‚Äì New Orleans

On Thursday October 29th USAC presented the New Orleans 2015 E-rate Applicant Training session ‚Äì here are some of the highlights from the applicant training in New Orleans, Louisiana...

October 30, 2015

Schools & Libraries Meeting: October 26, 2015

On October 26, the USAC Schools & Libraries Committee held their quarterly board meeting. The Board discussed the following issues; approved the minutes from the July 27, 2014 meeting; the...

by Brian Stephens

October 23, 2015

Procrastination Station

This week, I‚Äôve had the opportunity to be a presenter for a number of E-rate training seminars for applicants. We spend a lot of time talking about the nitty-gritty details...

October 23, 2015

USAC Schools and Libraries Board Meeting Agenda

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee holds quarterly meetings to provide policy guidance to the SLD on a variety of E-rate topics. The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for October...