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Bush Budget Calls for Some Changes in E-rate Program

The fiscal 2002 budget that President Bush unveiled April 9 calls for Congress to require the Federal Communications Commission to make changes in the way it administers the E-rate program....

FCC Rejects Two E-rate Appeals for Failure to Have Adequate Resources

The Federal Communications Commission has rejected the appeals of two private schools whose E-rate applications were denied for failure to demonstrate that they had "the necessary resources to make effective...

President Bush Nominates Three to Federal Communications Commission

President Bush April 6 said he would nominate three persons to seats on the Federal Communications Commission. The commission currently has a 2-2 split among Democrats and Republicans, with the...

FCC Issues Final Rules on E-rate Filtering Requirements

The Federal Communications Commission April 5 released its final regulations for implementing the E-rate portion of the Children's Internet Protection Act. The Federal Communications Commission April 5 released its final...

FCC Rejects More Applications Where Vendor Served as Contact

The Federal Communications Commission has rejected the appeals of 19 apparently small private religious schools who filed Form 470 applications for which a vendor served as the contact person.

FCC Waives Installation Deadline in Case of Equipment Delays

The Federal Communications Commission has extended its deadline for installing non-recurring services supported by Year 2 E-rate funding when a school district argued that its vendor had been subject to...

Consortium Appeal Denied for Failure to Provide Details

The Federal Communications Commission has upheld the decision of the Schools and Libraries Division to reject the Year 2 E-rate application of the Central Minnesota Computing Center, a consortium of...

SLD Issues Warning on Non-Discounted Portion of Price

The Schools and Libraries Division March 19 cautioned E-rate applicants that its Program Integrity Assurance team would be reviewing applications to determine whether applicants were already prepared to pay the...