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by Peter Kaplan
February 12, 2015

Deadline Reminder from the U.S. Department of Education

Education Secretary Arne Duncan released a video blog reminding school administrators that February 26, 2015 is the last date to post a Form 470 for FY 2015 and March 26...
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by Dirk Schroeder
February 6, 2015

Planning Ahead with Your C2 Budget

The E-rate program is a different animal now than a year ago. The last few filing windows were focused on P1 services, with an E-rate program that was under-funded and...
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by Micah Rigdon
January 29, 2015

Define ‘Broadband’

During their January 29th meeting, the FCC commissioners voted to change the benchmark speed requirements defining broadband Internet services...
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by Micah Rigdon
January 23, 2015

New Forms, New Data to Collect

The new Form 471 contains multiple questions regarding the network capacity and broadband connectivity speeds of applicants. Some of the questions are subjective inquiries...
Applicant Application Process Forms How to Apply
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January 13, 2015

Free E-rate Resources for Applicants

Funds For Learning offers many free E-rate resources to help applicants through the funding process, while wrapping up funding from prior years, learning the new E-rate rules and eligibility guidelines,...
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by Nick Shipley
January 9, 2015

Filing Win-Dos and Win-Don’ts

The FY 2015 Filing Window is rapidly approaching and many applicants have already filed their Forms 470 or are in the process of doing so. Here is a quick list...
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by Peter Kaplan
January 9, 2015

A Review of 2014 E-rate Invoicing

The SLD has markedly improved their invoicing processing procedures over the last couple of years, making the process smoother and faster for applicants and service providers, and they deserve credit...
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by John Harrington
December 19, 2014

Thank You For Reading This Commentary

You are reading this commentary. Thank you! That statement may seem a bit strange to you. But I assure you, it isn't...
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