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by Peter Kaplan

February 3, 2017

FY15 Nears All-time Disbursement Record

FY 2015 disbursements, currently at $2.37 billion, nears all-time record

February 2, 2017

$800M Available for Possible FY17 Rollover

USAC projects a total of $800 million is currently available to carry-forward from prior funding years

January 31, 2017

USAC Quarterly Board Meeting Highlights

SLD Committee holds quarterly board meeting; aiming for a single filing window for FY2017

by John Harrington

January 27, 2017

Waiting on FY2016, Looking to FY2017

Applicants wait on FY2016 commitments while planning for next filing window

January 27, 2017

E-rate Form Changes May Impact Applicants

The OMB approves updates to three E-rate related forms: Form 479, Form 500, and Form 486

by Peter Kaplan

January 27, 2017

Data Privacy Day

Event raises awareness and promotes privacy and data protection best practices

January 25, 2017

New FCC Chair Wants to Close Digital Divide

New FCC Chairman Pai highlights closing digital divide as priority in his first address to FCC staff

January 25, 2017

FCC Chairman Pai Appoints Office Chiefs

FCC Chairman Pai announces staff changes and appoints bureau and office chiefs