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USAC Quarterly Report: $1.1 Billion Available For Rollover

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report on August 2, 2011, announcing that approximately $1.1 billion is currently available for potential rollover into Funding Year 2011. The...

by Peter Kaplan

FCC Releases New Appeal Decisions

On July 27, 2011, the FCC released three appeal decisions, two of which resulted in a waiver of FCC rules for 36 applicants. In granting the waivers, the FCC recognized...

USAC Schools and Libraries Committee Meeting Highlights

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held their quarterly meeting on July 25th, 2011. The Committee approved USAC's operating budget for the quarter, and SLD Vice President Mel Blackwell reviewed...

FCC Receives Comments on Draft Eligible Services List

The Federal Communications Commission published the Draft Eligible Services List for FY2012 on June 24, 2011. Initial comments were due on July 15, and a number of E-rate stakeholders submitted...

by Brian Stephens

FY 2010 Funding at 80% Awaits FCC Approval

Last week, at the FCC's request, USAC informed the agency that it had been able to identify additional monies from reserve accounts "not already designated for carry-forward" that would be...

USAC Identifies Resources to Fund FY2010 Priority Two Applications at 80%

In response to an inquiry from the FCC, USAC notified the FCC officially yesterday that it has succeeded in finding additional funds that "would be sufficient" to make commitments to...

FCC Releases “Learning On-The-Go” Order

On July 11, 2011, the FCC released an Order regarding the "Learning On-The-Go" pilot, also known as the E-rate Deployed Ubiquitously (EDU) program. The Order contains new information regarding how...

Funding Wave Update ‚Äì Week of July 4

USAC issued three regular funding waves and two appeal waves this week, committing over $60 million.