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October 1, 2015

USAC Vice President Updates E-rate Stakeholders

In a letter sen to the E-rate community on September 29, 2015, Schools and Libraries Division Vice President Mel Blackwell provided updates on the pace of funding commitments for Funding...

October 1, 2015

FCC Releases September E-rate Appeal Decisions

On September 30, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission released several appeal decisions related to the E-rate program. The FCC granted 32 appeals and waivers, while denying 16 appeals.

October 1, 2015

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

On September 30, 2015, USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Report to the Federal Communications Commission. As required by the FCC‚Äôs Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report...

by John Harrington

September 25, 2015

USAC Sets Record Pace for FY2015

With the release of FY2015 funding wave #18 this week, USAC has committed nearly $2 billion in FY2015 funding, exceeding its existing record pace set in FY2014. USAC has committed...

by Stephen Sharp

September 25, 2015

Duplicative Standards

Living in a big football state such as Oklahoma, everyone knows (fan or not) that on game day there are certain roads to avoid, a few hours prior to kickoff,...

by Funds For Learning

September 25, 2015

Be First to Know: Applicant Training Live Tweets

USAC‚Äôs first 2015 applicant training session will be held in Washington, DC on Friday, October 2, 2015. While registration for the training event has been full for several weeks now,...

by Brian Stephens

September 24, 2015

USAC Updates Website Guidance

Throughout the month of September, USAC has been making updates to the content areas of their website which contain guidance regarding the E-rate program‚Äôs rules, regulations, and procedures. Many of...

by John Harrington

September 18, 2015

470s Follow Slow Pace of 2015

School and library applicants continue to submit Form 470 applications at a slow pace, albeit similar to last year‚Äôs competitive bid season. As previously noted, Form 470 bidding notifications came...