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January 8, 2016

FCC Chairman Appoints Six USAC Board Members

On January 8, 2015, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler appointed six members to the USAC Board of Directors. The board members were selected from nominations made following a Public Notice issued...

by Peter Kaplan

January 8, 2016

USAC Service Provider Webinar Notes – Jan. 2016

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 January 6, 2016 service provider...

January 7, 2016

USAC Hires New Staff

USAC has recently filled two key positions with individuals who have a background in broadband services. David Salway was named a director of the Schools and Libraries Division from the...

January 4, 2016

FCC Releases 2015 USF Monitoring Report

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released the annual Universal Service Monitoring Report prepared by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics from the...

December 24, 2015

NYC Fined $3 Million, Forfeits $1.5 Billion

The New York City Department of Education settled a long-standing investigation into management of its E-rate funds by agreeing to pay a $3 million fine to the U.S. Treasury and...

December 21, 2015

USAC Estimates $1.9B Available For FY16 Rollover

On December 21, 2015, USAC filed a Submission for the Record with the Federal Communications Commission estimating that $1.9 billion from prior Funding Years is available for carry-forward to FY2016....

by Peter Kaplan

December 19, 2015

2015 E-rate Year in Review

2015 was a year of many firsts: the first Form 471 filing window of the reformed E-rate; the first Wave #001 funding for internal connections; USAC's first attempt at the...

December 18, 2015

USAC Provides FY2016 Filing Window Update

On December 18, USAC issued a Special Edition News Brief containing an update from Vice President Mel Blackwell stating that the FY2016 Form 471 filing window "will open no earlier...