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DEC 28, 2003 · FUNDING WINDOWS

SLD Issues Another $50 Million in Commitments for the 2003 Funding Year

The Schools and Libraries Division announced that on December 30 it will issue another 110 funding commitment letters, totaling $50.7 million worth of commitments for the 2003 funding year.

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December 2003

DEC 28, 2003 SLD Issues Another $50 Million in Commitments for the 2003 Funding Year Funding windows DEC 22, 2003 FCC Issues Details of Major Changes in E-rate Program Policy & FCC DEC 21, 2003 FCC Solicits Input on More E-rate Program Changes Policy & FCC DEC 18, 2003 School IT Director and Contractor Agree to Pleas in E-rate Kickback Scheme News DEC 18, 2003 FCC Provides Some Information About Report and Order Policy & FCC DEC 16, 2003 FCC Votes to Control Access to Internal Connections Discounts Policy & FCC DEC 15, 2003 FCC Inspector General Highlights Continued Concerns About E-rate Program Policy & FCC DEC 11, 2003 SLD Commits Another $82 Million for 2003 Funding windows DEC 10, 2003 SLD Receives Authority to Reject Internal Connections Requests in 70 Percent Band News DEC 8, 2003 FCC Rejects Most IBM-Related Appeals, But Lets Applicants Re-Apply PIA & reviews DEC 7, 2003 SLD Puts New “Invoice Check” Procedure in Place Funding windows DEC 2, 2003 House Committee Asks GAO to Review E-rate Again Governance DEC 1, 2003 FCC Begins Consideration of VoIP Services Policy & FCC DEC 1, 2003 SLD Issues Clarification on “On-Premises Priority 1 Equipment” News

November 2003

NOV 30, 2003 USAC Releases Recommendations of Task Force on Waste, Fraud and Abuse Compliance NOV 30, 2003 SLD Commits More Than $50 Million in December 2 Wave Funding windows NOV 25, 2003 FCC Orders SLD to Proceed With Puerto Rico Applications Policy & FCC NOV 18, 2003 SLD to Deactivate All PINs Compliance NOV 17, 2003 New Form 498 Available Online for Revisions Policy & FCC NOV 13, 2003 SLD to Issue Largest Wave since June Funding windows

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