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February 18, 2010

FCC Enables Schools to Allow “Community Use” of Internet during Non-Operating Hours

The FCC, during its monthly open meeting, adopted an Order temporarily waiving FCC regulations for the remainder of FY 2009 and through FY 2010 which will enable schools to "...allow...

February 18, 2010

No More Wasting Valuable Broadband: The FCC Gets it Right

If you wanted to, you could do it at your public library. And now you can do it at your local elementary, middle or high school too. Access the Internet...

February 17, 2010

Funds For Learning Comments on CIPA NPRM

Funds For Learning has submitted comments to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding updating E-rate program compliance measures related to the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act.

February 10, 2010

Congressman Markey Introduces E-rate 2.0 Act

This week Congressman Markey (D-MA) introduced the "E-rate 2.0 Act" which would expand the eligible beneficiaries of program dollars. Congressman Markey was an original author of the E-rate program in...

by Peter Kaplan

February 10, 2010

Timing of E-rate Reform

There have been several articles in the education industry press about Congressman Markey's E-rate 2.0 bill. The expansion of the Universal Service Fund to include schools and libraries took many...

February 8, 2010

Filing Window Extended Until Feb 19

The SLD has just announced that the Form 471 Application Filing Window has been extended until 11:59PM Eastern Time on Friday, February 19, 2010 due to adverse weather conditions.

by Scott Weston

February 8, 2010

An Additional 138 Forms 470 Are Potentially ‘In Play’

Since the Form 471 filing window has been extended by 8 days, so too has the de facto Form 470 deadline which was originally set for January 14.

by Peter Kaplan

February 7, 2010

It is Time to Increase the E-rate Funding Cap

Last fall Senator Rockefeller, who was one of the original authors of the E-rate program, encouraged the FCC adjust its rules to "accommodate the impact of inflation". He further stated...