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SLD Releases Another $110 Million in Commitments for 2003

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on April 13 it will release another 235 E-rate funding commitment letters approving more than $110.6 million in commitments for the 2003 funding...

Five Indicted in E-rate Fraud Scheme in Wisconsin, Illinois

The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced April 5 that it had arrested four individuals and indicted a fifth in connection with charges of conspiracy, mail fraud and money laundering...

SLD Estimates 2004 Demand at $4.278 Billion

The SLD reported to the FCC April 7 that it had projected that E-rate applicants had requested a total of $4.278 billion worth of funding requests for the 2004 funding...

2003 Funding Commitments Top the $2.3 Billion Mark

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on March 30 it will send out 180 funding commitment letters approving more than $225.2 million in commitments for the 2003 funding year.

SLD Approves $46 Million Worth of 2003 Funding Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on March 15 it will distribute letters approving $46 million worth of funding commitments for the 2003 funding year.

Funds For Learning Submits Comments to the FCC

Funds For Learning March 11 submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to its Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the E-rate program.

Schools and Libraries‚Äô Use of E-rate Discounts Still Lags as Administrative Review Picks Up

At a time of tighter budgets for education technology, schools and libraries are still lagging in their use of E-rate discounts that have been approved for them, according to a...

SLD Begins Approving 2003 Internal Connections Down to 70 Percent

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on March 2 it will issue its first 2003 funding commitments for internal connections requests from applicants eligible for a discount rate of...