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December 2, 2002

Adelstein Sworn in as FCC Commissioner

Jonathan Adelstein was sworn in December 3 as a member of the Federal Communications Commission, the first time in 15 months that the commission has had its full complement of...

December 1, 2002

SLD Releases $96 Million More in Funding Commitments

The Schools and Libraries announced that it will distribute another $96 million worth of funding commitments for the 2002 funding year on December 2 in 211 letters to school and...

December 1, 2002

SLD Extends E-rate Filing Window By Three Weeks

The Schools and Libraries Division announced December 2 that it will extend the application filing window for the 2003 E-rate funding year for three weeks-to 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday,...

November 24, 2002

SLD Posts Stern Warnings on Vendor Involvement

The Schools and Libraries Division has just posted stern new warnings to E-rate applicants about potential application missteps in a new prominent and simple format on the front of its...

November 14, 2002

SLD Releases Another $42.5 Million in Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division has announced the release of another $42.5 million worth of commitments for the 2002 funding year, bringing the total committed so far to $1.459 billion.

November 5, 2002

USAC Reports on Investigations, Disbursements

In a quarterly report to the FCC Nov. 1, the Universal Service Administrative Company said it is still investigating approximately 270 Form 471 applications from the 2001 funding year for

October 31, 2002

SLD Releases $28.5 Million in Commitments

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on November 1 it will release another $28.5 million worth of E-rate funding commitments for the 2002 funding year, which started on July...

October 31, 2002

SLD Releases New Form 471 for Year 2003

The Schools and Libraries Division announced on October 30 that the FCC has approved a new version of the Form 471.