Funds For Learning, the nation's leading E-rate funding compliance services firm, announces the results of the Second Annual National E-rate Survey. Funds For Learning conducted a nationwide survey of E-rate applicants to assess their opinions of the E-rate program.  Hundreds of applicants took part in the survey, which consisted of a short questionnaire and a group discussion open to all participants.

Funds For Learning, the nation's leading E-rate funding compliance services firm, announces the results of the Second Annual National E-rate Survey. Funds For Learning conducted a nationwide survey of E-rate applicants to assess their opinions of the E-rate program.  Hundreds of applicants took part in the survey, which consisted of a short questionnaire and a group discussion open to all participants.

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The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly meeting and conditionally recommends, pending FCC approval, to start to issue commitments of FY 2009 priority two applications at the 90% discount band.  According to USAC, it lacks $400 million of necessary funding in order to issue commitments to all potentially fundable 90% requests in the Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance service categories.

On Friday, the Senate confirmed President Obama's nominations of Julius Genachowski to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and Robert McDowell to service another term as a Commissioner. Their five-year terms will begin as soon as they take the oath of office.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) reported today that the Dallas ISD agreed to settle that the district violated the False Claims Act in relation to the E-rate program.

As previously reported, the FCC issued a Public Notice soliciting public comment regarding the draft Eligible Services List for FY2010 on June 2, 2009.  The initial comment period closed on June 23, 2009, and comments were submitted by technology vendors, equipment manufacturers, telecommunications companies, E-rate consultants, and other organizations. 

USAC today announced the dates for and opened registration for some of the day-long applicant training events to be held this fall. The dates for events in the Washington, DC area, Chicago, Atlanta, Orlando, and Los Angeles have been finalized. Dates training events to be held in Newark, NJ; Portland, OR; and Houston, TX have not yet been finalized.

The Senate Commerce Committee took up on Tuesday the matter of Julius Genachowski's nomination to head the Federal Communications Commission. During the hearings, Genachowski stated his support of the E-rate and other Universal Service Fund program.

The FCC has released a draft version of the Eligible Services List (ESL) for E-rate Funding Year 2010 and has established a timeline for the public to comment of the draft list. The eligibility of most items will not change if the  draft is approved without modification. The items that could change are:

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that former Montcalm Area (Michigan) Intermediate School District superintendent Bradley J. Hansen has been indicted on two charges related to accepting a bribe from a vendor.