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by Peter Kaplan

Please Approve USAC‚Äôs Recommendation to Fund FY 2009 Priority Two Applications Down to 78%

Dear FCC, It has been nearly three months since the Schools and Libraries Committee held a Non-Quarterly Board Meeting and recommended to the FCC that USAC fund FY 2009 Priority...

by Peter Kaplan

Please Approve USAC’s Recommendation to Fund FY 2009 Priority Two Applications Down to 78%

Dear FCC, It has been nearly three months since the Schools and Libraries Committee held a Non-Quarterly Board Meeting and recommended to the FCC that USAC fund FY 2009 Priority...

FCC Approves Funding Year 2010 SLD PIA Procedures

On Tuesday, May 13, the FCC notified USAC that their FY 2010 PIA procedures have been approved, making way for the SLD to start issuing FY 2010 commitment letters. While...

by Alexandra Fugairon

Form 486 Certifications and Technology Plans – News You Need

Form 486 Certifications In the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) issued in November, 2009, the FCC is seeking to modify the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act to...

by Alexandra Fugairon

Broadening the E-rate Landscape-CIPA Compliance

In October of 2008, Congress passed a bill amending the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and require E-rate participants to create online safety education programs by July 1, 2010 in...

by Peter Kaplan

Forecasting the FY 2010 Priority Two Discount Threshold-Crunching the Numbers

Each year I get asked by many stakeholders if I can look into my E-rate crystal ball to forecast and provide an estimate on where the priority two discount threshold...

by Alexandra Fugairon

MIA in PIA-Continuing Series

In our continuing series "MIA in PIA" we continue to focus on the lack of consistency in the PIA review process. As we've seen in the past, program rules are...

USAC Provides Additional Detail about $900 Million in Unused Funds

Last week Funds For Learning reported that at the Universal Service Administrative Company's (USAC) Quarterly Board Meeting, administrator's revealed that $900 million in unused funds are available for use to...