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USAC Announces Website Unavailability in Advance of Upgrades

Mel Blackwell, Vice-president of the Schools and Libraries Division of USAC has informed attendees of the monthly Service Provider conference call that certain features of the SLD's website will be...

Approximately $200 Million Available for 2010 Rollover

In its quarterly report to the Federal Communications Commission, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported that approximately $1.1 billion in unused funds from previous Funding Years could be used...

Wave 015 Released for FY 2009

The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has released the details of the fifteenth funding decision wave for FY 2009. In this wave, 361...

FCC OIG Still Concerned about Improper Payments to E-rate Beneficiaries

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their bi-annually report to Congress outlining their activities over the last six months. The report details their activities from October 1, 2008...

Additional $900 Million Available for FY 2009

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized approximately $900 million in unused funds from previous years be rolled into the pool of available funding for the 2009 Funding Year.

SLD “Optimistic” About 87% P2 for FY 2008

During the Schools and Libraries Committee quarterly meeting held this week, SLD officials reported that they are "optimistic" that there will be sufficient funding available to issue commitments to eligible...

Regular and Appeal Funding Wave for FY2009 Released

Funding Wave 14 for the 2009 Funding Year was released this week. In this wave, almost $24 million in E-rate funding was committed to 514 applicants across the country. This...

Remaining FCC Commissioner Positions Confirmed

The US Senate voted Friday to confirm the nominations of Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell as Commissioners to the FCC. These confirmations filled the slate of five Commissioners.