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September 10, 2012

Funds For Learning Comments on SECA Petition

On August 10, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice soliciting comments on a petition filed by the State E-rate Coordinators Association (SECA). SECA's July 27 petition...

September 6, 2012

USAC Service Provider Call Notes ‚Äì September 2012

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Funds For Learning has provided the following synopsis...

August 31, 2012

SECA Posts Draft ESL Reply Comments

On August 29, 2012, the State E-rate Coordinators' Alliance (SECA) submitted reply comments to the FCC's draft Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2013. In its comments, SECA highlighted the...

August 29, 2012

FCC Seeks Comment on Form 498 Revisions

According to a Federal Register Notice, the FCC is seeking comments regarding potential changes to the Form 498.

August 24, 2012

FCC Releases Eighth Broadband Adoption Report

On August 21, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission released the Eighth Broadband Progress Report. In the report, the FCC acknowledges that they have limited data available on elementary and secondary...

August 24, 2012

FCC Receives Draft ESL Reply Comments

Reply comments to the FCC's draft Eligible Services List for FY2013 were due on August 21, 2012. The Commission received four reply comments from E-rate stakeholders, which provided opinions regarding...

August 21, 2012

FFL CEO Appointed To Virtual Charter Board

On August 6, 2012, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin appointed Funds For Learning CEO John Harrington as a member of the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.

August 16, 2012

2012 Survey Part 5: Which services are most important?

Survey questions two and five asked applicants how they would prioritize the use of funding for certain types of services, as well as which E-rate funding categories are most important...