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USAC Conditionally Recommends Funding FY 2009 Priority Two Applications at the 90% Discount Band

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly meeting and conditionally recommends, pending FCC approval, to start to issue commitments of FY 2009 priority two applications at the 90% discount band.  According to USAC, it lacks $400 million of necessary funding in order to issue commitments to all potentially fundable 90% requests in the Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance service categories.

The USAC Schools and Libraries Committee held a non-quarterly meeting and conditionally recommends, pending FCC approval, to start to issue commitments of FY 2009 priority two applications at the 90% discount band.  According to USAC, it lacks $400 million of necessary funding in order to issue commitments to all potentially fundable 90% requests in the Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance service categories.

During the USAC meeting, it was mentioned that the FCC should notify USAC by June 30th about how much in rollover funding the FCC would authorize for use towards these requests.  On May 5, Funds For Learning reported that USAC has approximately $1 billion in unused funds from previous years available for possible rollover use

Funds For Learning conducted further analysis on this topic would can be viewed at /content/view/1270/103/

USAC also finalized the last 6 round two attestation audits.  There were a total of 260 and all are deemed final.

Funds For Learning will report more details as further information is released about the possible rollover dollars being released by the FCC.

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