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December 17, 2001

New Members Appointed to Universal Service Board

Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Dec. 17 appointed eight persons to fill seats on the board of directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company.

December 16, 2001

SLD Releases $37 Million More in Year 4 Commitments

Year 4 E-rate funding commitments inched higher as the Schools and Libraries Division announced Dec. 12 that it had issued another $37 million worth of funding commitments for the year.

December 12, 2001

SLD Modifies Policy on Bundled Ineligible Services

The Schools and Libraries Division Dec. 12 posted a modification of a recently announced policy on how E-rate applicants were supposed to treat bundled ineligible services.

December 4, 2001

SLD Posts Advisory on RFPs for Bundled Services

The Schools and Libraries Division Dec. 5 posted an advisory on its Web site, warning E-rate applicants that their funding requests for Internet access could be jeopardized

November 29, 2001

SLD Commits $52 Million More in Year 4

The Schools and Libraries Division announced Nov. 30 that it had committed another $52 million in funding commitments to E-rate applicants in funding Year 4.

November 18, 2001

SLD Commits Just Under $10 Million in Wave 8

The Schools and Libraries Division distributed just under $10 million in funding commitments Nov. 16, bringing to $1.644 billion the amount of money the agency has committed for the E-rate...

November 13, 2001

SLD Sets Deadlines for Year 3 Payment Paperwork

The Schools and Libraries Division has announced new deadlines for payment paperwork associated with Year 3 funding commitments that have already been used.

November 12, 2001

Report on Beneficiary Audit Released

The Universal Service Administrative Company has released Arthur Andersen's post-commitment audit of 18 E-rate beneficiaries and the funding they received in Year 1 of the program.