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by Micah Rigdon

January 29, 2015

Define ‘Broadband’

During their January 29th meeting, the FCC commissioners voted to change the benchmark speed requirements defining broadband Internet services...

by Peter Kaplan

January 28, 2015

USAC Schools & Libraries Meeting Notes: January 26, 2015

On January 26, the USAC Schools & Libraries Committee held their quarterly board meeting. The Board discussed the following issues...

by Micah Rigdon

January 23, 2015

New Forms, New Data to Collect

The new Form 471 contains multiple questions regarding the network capacity and broadband connectivity speeds of applicants. Some of the questions are subjective inquiries...

January 22, 2015

USAC Schools and Libraries Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda

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

by John Harrington

January 16, 2015

Reform Impacts Bidding, Form 470s Reflect Change

When the FCC began to modernize the E-rate program last year, one of its main goals was to focus the program exclusively on broadband Internet connectivity. This was accomplished, in...

January 14, 2015

FY 2015 E-rate Filing Window Open

The FY 2015 E-rate filing window opened January 14th at noon Eastern Time. The application filing window will be open for 72 days, closing on March 26th, 2015 at 11:59...

January 13, 2015

Free E-rate Resources for Applicants

Funds For Learning offers many free E-rate resources to help applicants through the funding process, while wrapping up funding from prior years, learning the new E-rate rules and eligibility guidelines,...

by Nick Shipley

January 9, 2015

Filing Win-Dos and Win-Don’ts

The FY 2015 Filing Window is rapidly approaching and many applicants have already filed their Forms 470 or are in the process of doing so. Here is a quick list...