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by Peter Kaplan
October 25, 2011

USAC Schools and Libraries Committee Meeting Notes

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held their Quarterly Board Meeting on October 24, 2011. During the meeting, the Committee discussed the opening and closing dates of the Funding Year...
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) DOJ and Legal Eligible Services Filing Window Funding Commitments FY 2011 FY 2012 Report and Order
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by Peter Kaplan
October 14, 2011

Week In Review: $100M Committed

This week USAC notified 432 schools and libraries about the status of their funding requests, issuing over $100M in funding commitments.
Funds For Learning FY 2010 USAC
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October 6, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – October

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. The monthly call for October was held on the 5th. Funds...
Applicant Funding Commitments Funds For Learning FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Invoicing Service Provider USAC Webinar and Call Notes
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by Nick Shipley
October 4, 2011

USAC Releases Semi-Annual Audit Report

As required by the Fifth Report and Order, USAC must submit a semi-annual report to the FCC summarizing the status of all outstanding audit findings. The report details the process...
Audits Reports USAC
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by Peter Kaplan
September 23, 2011

$134.4M Committed for Funding Year 2010 Priority 2 Applications

On September 21, 2011, USAC notified 836 applicants and 497 service providers about the status of their FY 2010 Priority Two applications at the 80% discount level. Funding Wave 067...
Applicant Funds For Learning FY 2010 Rollover Funding Service Provider USAC
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September 8, 2011

USAC Service Provider Call Notes – September

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly conference calls, providing information and guidance for service providers participating in E-rate. The monthly call for September was held on the 7th. Funds...
Applicant Application Process Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Competitive Bidding FCC How to Apply Invoicing Payment Quality Assurance (PQA) Procurement Report and Order Service Provider Training USAC Webinar and Call Notes
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by Peter Kaplan
August 25, 2011

USAC Releases FY2007, 2009 and 2011 Funding Waves

This week the SLD notified 348 applicants and 367 service providers about the status of their E-rate applications. Three funding waves affected applicants and service providers from FY 2007, 2009...
Funding Commitments FY 2007 FY 2009 FY 2011 USAC
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by Verlyne Jolley
August 16, 2011

The Latest Evolution In Multi-Tier Bid Evaluation

Many applicants use a multi-step, or multi-tier, evaluation process when reviewing vendor proposals. This type of review process involves the elimination of proposals in stages. Weaker bids are eliminated first,...
Appeals Application Process Competitive Bidding FCC Forms Procurement Report and Order
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