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October 11, 2011

USAC Seeks Chief Executive Officer

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is soliciting candidates for the position of Chief Executive Officer. Since 2006, Scott Barash has been the acting CEO, with the responsibility of management...

October 6, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – October

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. The monthly call for October was held on the 5th. Funds...

by Nick Shipley

October 4, 2011

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

As required by the Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report to the FCC summarizing the status of all outstanding audit findings. The report details the process...

October 3, 2011

Consultant Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

On September 29, 2011, United States Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. announced that Jonathan Michael Slaughter of Montgomery, AL entered a guilty plea to a single count of felony mail...

by Verlyne Jolley

October 3, 2011

Calculation Proclamation

As discussed in my recent commentary, "Truth or Dare," the FCC has made a significant change to the discount calculation methodology for FY2012. This change raises several concerns.

September 28, 2011

FCC Releases FY 2012 Eligible Services List

On September 28, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission released the final Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2012 and authorized USAC to open the FY2012 filing window no earlier than...

by Verlyne Jolley

September 27, 2011

Truth or Dare?

How many times have we heard the following statement? "USAC/SLD cannot make E-rate policy, only the FCC can do that." Yet in practice, most of us know this is simply...

September 26, 2011

USAC Fall 2011 Training Materials Available

Training materials for USAC's Fall 2011 applicant training sessions are now available for download from the SLD's website. The PowerPoint presentations cover a wide range of topics, including gift giving...