E-rate Commentary

Pushing the Limit

The federal E-rate program provides support to help schools' students get connected to the Internet. From its outset in 1997, the E-rate program has recognized this very basic fact: not...

by Candy Miller

Keeping Up with Change

Spare change. It's one of those things that can help you out in a bind, but some people shirk at carrying and using it. It's easy to see why -...

Fantasy PIA

One of my favorite parts of Funds For Learning's blog was the Fantasy Football Friday series.

A Truly American E-rate

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty,...

by Verlyne Jolley

Christmas in July

It's the start of a new E-rate funding year, and I have Christmas in July on my mind. More specifically, I am thinking of the holiday story favorite, A Christmas...

by Verlyne Jolley

The E-rate Life of Pie

I like pie. As I have gone through life, I haven't met very many people who don't like pie in one form or another. There may have been debates on...

by Joan Manning

When is the Demand Estimate Not Truly the Demand Estimate?

Each year after the Form 471 filing window closes, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) sends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a "demand estimate" for the year. The document has...

Funds For Learning Files Ex Parte Notice to FCC

On June 17, 2013, Funds For Learning filed an ex parte notice with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) detailing a meeting with FCC staff to discuss the Funds For Learning...

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