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May 1, 2015

FCC Chairman Wheeler Releases Statement on Passing of Charles Benton

On April 29, 2015, Charles Benton lost his battle with cancer. Charles Benton founded the Benton Foundation and has long been a champion to ensure our communications networks serve the...
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May 1, 2015

FCC Releases Appeal Decisions

The FCC released several appeal decisions related to the E-rate program. The FCC granted 23 appeals and waivers while denying 7 stakeholder appeals.
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April 30, 2015

FFL Urges Commission Not to Eliminate Voice Services

Funds For Learning responded to an FCC's Petition for Reconsideration on the regulatory question of phasing out voice services. FFL is requesting that the FCC reconsider their position, and not...
Eligible Services FCC Public Notice Report and Order
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April 28, 2015

USAC Schools & Libraries Meeting Notes: April 27, 2015

On April 27, 2015 the USAC Schools & Libraries Committee held their quarterly board meeting and voted to give the SLD authority to the make commitments for Category One and...
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April 24, 2015

USAC Schools and Libraries Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda

Each quarter, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee holds meetings to provide policy guidance to the SLD on a variety of E-rate topics. The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for...
Discount Rates Funding Availability Funding Commitments FY 2015 Trends USAC USF Funding Levels
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by Peter Kaplan
April 20, 2015

Temporary SPIN for New E-rate Service Providers

Each year new service providers enter into the K-12 E-rate market and bid on projects which may receive E-rate discounts. In order for service providers to participate in the E-rate...
Applicant Forms FY 2015 How to Apply Program Rules Service Provider USAC
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April 17, 2015

FCC Releases Appeal Decisions

On April 15, 2015 the Wireline Competition Bureau released two decisions from appeals that had been submitted for review by the FCC...
Appeals Applicant FCC Program Rules Public Notice Report and Order Service Provider USAC
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by Micah Rigdon
April 16, 2015

Voice in the New E-rate

Voice services were subject to a 20 percentage point reduction in discounts this year, and in Funding Year 2016 the reduction will proceed to 40 percentage points below the broadband...
Applicant Discount Rates E-rate Modernization Eligible Services FCC Funding Availability Funding Commitments Program Rules Report and Order Trends
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