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October 17, 2006

FCC Approves Funding Year 2006 Internal Connections Requests at 90% Discount Threshold

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Funding Year 2006 Priority 2 commitments at the 90% discount rate and will deny Priority 2 commitments at 60% and below. We expect in...

October 15, 2006

Fall Congressional E-rate Update

Over the course of the last year both the House and Senate have started to debate and review our communications laws and to update them for the current regulatory and...

October 5, 2006

SLD Releases 2004, 2005 and 2006 Funding Waves

The SLD released three funding waves this week. The SLD committed $46,280,391.92 for Wave 24 for Funding Year 2006, committed $347,410.84 for Wave 59 for Funding Year 2005 and committed...

October 3, 2006

USAC Issues Semi-Annual Audit Report

The SLD is required by the Fifth Report and Order to submit a semi-annual report to the FCC summarizing the status of all outstanding audit findings. The report details the...

September 28, 2006

SLD Releases 2005 and 2006 Funding Wave

This week the SLD released a 2005 and 2006 funding wave and over the course of the last few weeks the SLD released 2001-2004 funding waves as well. There is...

September 24, 2006

FCC Continues String of Applicant Friendly Decisions

On September 21st the FCC remanded 91 appeals back to USAC. In all of the appeals, USAC had denied the applicants their requested discount rate for funding. Of the 91...

September 17, 2006

FCC Grants Appeal Affecting 128 Applicants

Last week the FCC released the Alaska Gateway School District, et al. Order which grouped 128 appeals together and remanded them back to USAC. All 128 appeals involved a failure...

September 14, 2006

FCC Seeks Comment on E-rate Related Forms

The FCC will be revising seven forms associated with the E-rate program and is soliciting input from various stakeholders.¬† Once approved they will be final for the next three years.¬†...