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by John Harrington
December 11, 2015

Voice Service, Data Switches, Wi-Fi Lead in 470s

Filing a Form 470 serves as a notification to vendors that a school or library is interested in receiving discounted goods and services. To date, approximately 5,600 Form 470s have...
Category 1 Category 2 Form 470 FY 2015 FY 2016 Trends
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December 10, 2015

Obama Signs Every Student Succeeds Act

On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the "Every Student Succeeds Act" (ESSA) into law which replaces the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. The law has bi-partisan support and...
Trends
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December 4, 2015

New Form 471 Information approved by OMB

On December 2, 2015, the Office of Management and Budget approved the Form 470 and Form 471 summary of data as submitted by the Federal Communications Commission. No comments were...
Forms USAC
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by Peter Kaplan
December 3, 2015

USAC Service Provider Webinar Notes – Dec 2015

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Highlights from the December 2, 2015 service provider...
Funding Availability Funding Commitments FY 2016
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December 2, 2015

Form 498 In EPC for Applicants Requesting BEARS

The SLD confirmed that starting July 1, 2016, applicants who choose the BEAR payment method in order to receive reimbursement from the SLD on payments must complete and certify a...
Applicant Forms
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November 20, 2015

USAC Applicant Training Highlights: Portland

USAC conducted the last training session of the fall 2015 season in Portland on November 16. Attendance at the event was packed with educators from all over the north west...
Applicant Program Rules Training USAC
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November 17, 2015

FCC Publishes Internet Access Cost Comparison

In a November 16, 2015 blog post, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published median price data for 1GB transport and Internet access circuits on a state by state basis. With...
FCC FY 2015
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by Peter Kaplan
November 13, 2015

USAC Service Provider Notes – November 2015

USAC's Schools and Libraries Division hosts monthly service provider conference calls, providing information and guidance for vendors participating in the E-rate program. Highlights from the November 11, 2015 service provider...
Discount Rates Funding Availability Funding Commitments FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 Trends
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