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This week over 500 E-rate applicants and 500 service providers were notified about the status of their FY 2007 applications.  The SLD released FY 2007 funding wave 24 committing nearly $50 million.  To date, the SLD has committed $1.58 billion and has $1.94 billion pending for FY 2007 requests. 

This week, USAC issued funding waves for E-rate funding years 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2002 totaling over $86 Million.  For the current funding year, decisions were issued to E-rate 544 applicants covering 2,396 requests for funding.

The FCC Office on Inspector General released an initial analysis of recent audits.  A primary objective was to provide audits results based on error rates under the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (IPIA). While the study concluded that the erroneous payment rate was well above IPIA standards, the analysis also seemed to indicate that compliance with the rules and regulations was about 90%.

The SLD notified Vicksburg-Warren School District in Mississippi that they finally were awarded an outstanding FY 2001 funding commitment for $126,731.  The last FY 2001 funding wave was on November 6, 2006.  To date the SLD has committed $2.18 billion and still has $22.5 million pending in FY 2001 requests.

Funds For Learning has calculated the average E-rate funding request per student by state for Funding Year 2007.  Nationally, $28 dollars were requested per student in the Priority One service categories of Telecommunications Services and Internet Access.  For Priority Two services including Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance, the requested amount per student jumped to $39.

The SLD notified over 500 applicants and over 500 service providers about the status of their FY 2007 applications, committing $43 million.  Of the amount committed, $19 million for was Priority Two requests.

On September 24 the FCC Enforcement Bureau notified Mr. Federowicz that he would be debarred from the participating in the E-rate program for the next three years.  Mr. Federowicz was convicted on felony charges stemming from his fraudulent scheme to defraud the Universal Service fund out of $452,203.