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SLD Releases 2006 Funding Wave With Zero Denials

The SLD may be taking to heart the FCC’s policy change that applicants should be given every reasonable chance to get their applications approved. In the latest 2006 funding wave...

FCC Office of Inspector General Continues to be Concerned about Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Semi-annual Report to Congress which covers October 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006. The OIG’s office continues to be concerned with...

SLD Commits $42.6 Million in 2006; $4.6 Million in 2005

The SLD notified 741 applicants and 571 service providers about their 2006 commitments. Close to $42.6 million was committed which brings the total 2006 commitments to $283,891,559 with $3,214,008,823 pending.

FCC Continues to Grant Friendly Appeal Decisions

The FCC released two appeals today in which they granted a waiver of the FCC regulations. This continues the string of applicant friendly decisions that have been recently released by...

FCC Shows Unprecedented Flexibility; Grant 196 Appeals

The FCC continued a string of friendly appeal decisions and in an unprecedented move consolidated 196 appeals and granted a waiver of the rules. These denials in funding were "due...

FCC Grants 30 More Appeals

USAC had improperly denied E-rate applicants funds on the grounds they violated certain competitive bidding regulations. Specifically, USAC used a "pattern analysis" to deny schools based on "similarities in Forms...

SLD Commits $37 Million in 2006; $19 Million in 2005

This week the SLD released the fourth wave in the 2006 Funding Year notifying 864 applicants and 593 service providers committing $37,691,219.59. The SLD has committed $241,281,968 with $3,262,424,252 pending.

Increased Form 470 Denials Prompt USAC to Modify Practice

In FY2006 USAC terminated the practice of contacting applicants whose Form 470 number did not support the funding request. This change has lead to a considerable upswing in Form 470...