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by Justin A. Volker

January 5, 2015

E-rate 2.0: Rural vs. Urban – Determining Your Status – Second Update

On December 19 the FCC issued a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, which changed the mechanism by which a school or library applicant will determine eligibility for...

December 23, 2014

USAC Announces that $1.5 billion is Available for Future Use

On December 23, 2014, USAC released a report detailing that $1.575 billion is available from previous years that could be rolled over for Funding Year 2015...

December 22, 2014

FCC Releases 2nd E-rate Modernization Order

On December 19th, the FCC released the Second E-rate Modernization Report and Order, lining out the official changes to the E-rate program which are a result of the December 11th...

December 19, 2014

USAC Announces FY 2015 Form 471 Filing Window

USAC has announced that the FY 2015 Form 471 application window will open at noon EST on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2015, and close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March...

by John Harrington

December 19, 2014

Thank You For Reading This Commentary

You are reading this commentary. Thank you! That statement may seem a bit strange to you. But I assure you, it isn‚Äôt...

by Micah Rigdon

December 19, 2014

E-rate Year in Review

Wrapping up with the FCC‚Äôs historical vote to increase the E-rate fund on December 11th (early presents are such a treat), the E-rate program has become an entirely different beast...

December 19, 2014

SLD Winter Contact Period Starts December 19

The USAC Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) recognizes that during the winter holiday season many applicants and service providers might not be available to answer questions tied to Form 471...

December 18, 2014

Donna English Debarred from E-rate Program

On December 18, 2014 the FCC‚Äôs Enforcement Bureau notified Donna English of her debarment from the E-rate Program. Ms. English was convicted in October 2011 of multiple counts of wire...