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E-rate Commentary

May 16, 2014

FY 2014 Priority One Demand Analysis

To help the FCC and other stake holders make informed decisions about the future shape of the program, Funds For Learning has prepared a detailed analysis of FY2014 school demand...
Applicant Demand Discount Rates FCC Funding Availability Funding Commitments Program Rules Public Notice Service Provider Trends USAC USF Funding Levels
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by John Harrington
May 7, 2014

Revolution, not Evolution

There was a lot of discussion about competition this week at the FCC E-rate Modernization Forum. Presenter after presenter praised competition's impact on bringing about lower prices for schools and...
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by John Harrington
May 2, 2014

E-filing – And Then Came the Internet

Last week, Funds For Learning® proposed a new e-filing standard to help modernize the E-rate program. E-filing would allow E-rate applicants to submit their paperwork electronically without having to go...
Application Process FCC Funds For Learning How to Apply
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by Verlyne Jolley
April 24, 2014

Learning to Work Together

Recently my children have been taking their online student assessment testing. Like many parents in Oklahoma, I was concerned to learn that testing in my children's school district was suspended...
Discount Rates Funding Availability
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by Brian Stephens
April 18, 2014

Heartbleed’s potential bug bite

By now, you've probably heard about the latest major web security concern. Dubbed ‘Heartbleed,' the virus is a vulnerability in a popular open source encryption system that allows potentially sensitive...
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by Peter Kaplan
April 11, 2014

High-Speed Connections By 2019

On June 6, 2013, President Obama announced his ConnectED Initiative in which he called on the FCC to reform the E-rate program in order to ensure that 99% of our...
E-rate Modernization FCC
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by John Harrington
April 4, 2014

Do the Math

The E-rate program is focused on supporting education. In honor of this important cause, I have prepared a simple math lesson designed to increase understanding about the availability of E-rate...
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by John Harrington
March 28, 2014

17 going on 18

The application deadline for the 17th E-rate funding year closed this past week, with applicants from across the country submitting requests for about 5 billion dollars (+/-). Despite the fact...
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