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December 21, 2003

FCC Solicits Input on More E-rate Program Changes

The FCC December 23 solicited input on additional proposals for changing the E-rate program, many of them growing out of the work of the Schools and Libraries Division's Task Force...

December 18, 2003

FCC Provides Some Information About Report and Order

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a press release providing some additional details on its decisions this week regarding changes in the E-rate program.

December 18, 2003

School IT Director and Contractor Agree to Pleas in E-rate Kickback Scheme

The former director of information technology for the Harrisburg School District in PA and a school district contractor have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy in a kickback scheme involving...

December 16, 2003

FCC Votes to Control Access to Internal Connections Discounts

The FCC voted December 17 to limit E-rate applicants' access to internal connections discounts to two times within a five-year period, except for network maintenance, and to limit applicants' ability...

December 15, 2003

FCC Inspector General Highlights Continued Concerns About E-rate Program

The FCC’s Office of Inspector General(OIG) has issued its semi-annual report covering the six months ending Sep. 2003, and highlighted its continuing concerns about the potential for waste, fraud and...

December 11, 2003

SLD Commits Another $82 Million for 2003

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on December 16 it will release 78 E-rate funding commitment letters, totaling $82 million, for the 2003 funding year.

December 10, 2003

SLD Receives Authority to Reject Internal Connections Requests in 70 Percent Band

The Schools and Libraries Division received authority December 10 to reject requests for internal connections funding for 2003 from applicants eligible for a discount rate of 70 to 79 percent.

December 8, 2003

FCC Rejects Most IBM-Related Appeals, But Lets Applicants Re-Apply

The full FCC has rejected appeals on behalf of seven large school districts and a consortium whose 2002 E-rate applications were rejected because of competitive bidding violations involving IBM, but...