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SLD Commits More Than $38 Million in July 28 Wave

On July 28, the Schools and Libraries Division will commit another $38.4 million for the 2003 funding year, in more than 400 letters to E-rate applicants.

FCC Orders CIPA Compliance by 2004 Funding Year

The FCC released an order on July 24 that updates the required compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) by libraries that wish to continue to seek E-rate discounts.

SLD Changes Threshold on 2003 Internal Connections

A Schools and Libraries Division official July 22 said the SLD had erred in seeking authority at this point to approve internal connections requests down to 85 percent for the...

Funds For Learning Files Comments with FCC

Funds For Learning filed comments July 21 in response to the Federal Communications Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making on the E-rate program.

Appeals Court Says Applicant “Owns” E-rate Reimbursement

A U.S. Court of Appeals has reaffirmed that an E-rate reimbursement belongs to an applicant in a bankruptcy proceeding.

Additional Resources Approved for SLD

7/21/2003 - The Schools and Libraries Committee of the Universal Service Administrative Company’s Board of Directors July 21 approved a proposal to increase its budget to improve its application review...

Congress Steps Up E-rate Probe

A subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on July 14 sent letters to 15 companies seeking specific information about their involvement in the E-rate program.

SLD Lowers Internal Connections Threshold to 85 Percent for 2003

The Schools and Libraries Division received authority on July 11 to approve Internal Connections commitment requests at 85 percent for the 2003 funding year, which began on July 1.