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November 25, 2007

Funding Year 2005 Utilization by State

In this report, Funds For Learning examines Funding Year 2005 utilization by state. We reveal the states with the highest and lowest E-rate utilization for 2005. Read the Article

November 14, 2007

SLD Commits $40.3 Million in Latest FY 2007 Funding Wave

The SLD released wave 28 for FY 2007 committing $40.3 million in E-rate funding, notifying 331 applicants and 390 service providers about the status of their FY 2007 applications. The...

November 4, 2007

USAC Issues Quarterly Report; Reports $300 Million Available for Future Use

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that approximately $300 million is now available from Funding Years FY 2002-2004 for future use.¬† Based on...

October 31, 2007

USAC Submits Administrative Procedures to FCC

USAC has submitted detailed information about the procedures in place to administer the E-rate program. In the FCC's Fifth Schools and Libraries Report and Order, USAC was directed to submit...

October 31, 2007

FCC Grants Thriteen Appeals

The FCC has granted 13 appeals of decisions made by USAC denying E-rate applicants funding on the grounds that their funding requests were canceled unintentionally or erroneously. The affected applications...

October 28, 2007

SLD Officially Announces Window Dates

The SLD today officially announced the opening and closing dates of the E-rate Funding Year 2008 Form 471 filing window. The filing window will open at noon Eastern Time on...

October 22, 2007

Funding Year 2006 Requests and Commitments

In a follow up report to our Funding Year 2007 Requests per Student, we look at requests and commitments per student by state. Read the Article

October 21, 2007

USAC Approves Form 471 Filing Window for Funding Year 2008

At its quarterly board meeting held at USAC headquarters in Washington, DC, USAC today approved the opening and closing dates of the E-rate Form 471 application filing window for Funding...