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December 12, 2007

FCC Releases Letter of Agency Order

The FCC has granted 13 appeals where USAC found that consortia leaders did not follow proper SLD guidance regarding letters of agency, or LOAs. The FCC found that in each...

December 11, 2007

SLD Releases FY 2006 and 2007 Funding Waves

The SLD committed $13.6 million in wave 32 for FY 2007 notifying 184 applicants and 255 service providers about the status of their applications. Nearly $4 million was for priority...

December 11, 2007

USAC Issues “Operational Support” RFP

USAC released an RFP for operational support for the Rural Healthcare and Schools and Libraries Program. Solix currently is the contractor that handles the support for those programs.

December 9, 2007

FundsForLearning.com E-mail Service

Due to weather-related power outage, the FundsForLearning.com e-mail is currently unavailable. Web-based services at ErateManager.com and FundsForLearning.com are unaffected by this power outage.

December 3, 2007

FCC OIG Still Concerned about E-rate Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their Semi-annual Report to Congress which covers their activity from April 1 through September 30th. The OIG has continued to ask for...

December 3, 2007

USAC Recommends Denying FY 2007 Priority Two Applications at the 80% Discount Threshold

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly Board meeting on November 28th and recommended that the priority two E-rate requests with a discount rate at or below 80% ...

November 29, 2007

SLD Releases Two FY 2007 Funding Waves

This week the SLD released two E-rate Funding Year funding waves totaling nearly $16 million. To date, the SLD has committed $1.75 billion in E-rate funds and has $1.57 billion...

November 25, 2007

American Library Association Visits FCC to Discuss Broadband Issues

The American Library Association (ALA) recently met with FCC officials to discuss public libraries need for greater broadband. ALA research shows that a little over half of public libraries report...