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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 Micah Rigdon

Measuring the Impact of E-rate Reform on Prior Years

The exact scope of the new rules and their impact on E-rate funding in coming years is still largely unknown. Looking back at Funding Years 2012 and 2013 may give...

FCC Issues Debarment Notice to Bryan Cahoon

On July 16, 2014, the FCC issued a Debarment Notice to Bryan Cahoon for his conviction in June 2013 for defrauding the E-rate program...

FCC Creates Strike Force to Safeguard USF

The FCC has announced a new strike force to monitor waste, fraud and abuse in the Universal Service Fund programs, including the Schools and Libraries E-rate program...

by John Harrington

In Response to E-rate Reform

I am convinced that today‚Äôs action by the FCC will have a net positive impact on the next two years of the E-rate program, setting it on a course that...

FCC Votes to Pass E-rate Reform Proposal

In a 3 to 2 decision this morning, the FCC Commissioners voted to accept Chairman Wheeler‚Äôs proposal for the modernization of the E-rate program...

Library Associations Submit Letters Supporting Reform Proposal

The American Library Association (ALA) and four other nationwide library associations submitted a letter to the FCC in support of Chairman Wheeler‚Äôs proposed changes to modernize and reform the E-rate...

Commissioner Pai Disappointed in Breakdown of Negotiations

FCC Commissioner Pai issued a news release lamenting a breakdown of negotiations over proposed efforts to reform the E-rate program...