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August 31, 2015

USAC Seeks Director of Schools and Libraries

USAC has created a new position and are seeking a Director for the E-rate program. This position will report directly to the Vice President of the Schools and Libraries Program....

by Brian Stephens

August 28, 2015

Dandy Decade

Today I learned an interesting fact: it's 2015. All day, my colleagues have been trying to convince me that it has been 2015 for something like eight months now. I'm...

by Peter Kaplan

August 28, 2015

Remembering Hurricane Katrina

Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast Region of the United States and devastated much of Louisiana and Mississippi. While many of us moved on with our lives,...

by Peter Kaplan

August 27, 2015

FY2015 “Workable” Form 471 Commitment

As part of the FCC's 7th Report & Order, the FCC set a target goal of September 1st for USAC to issue funding decisions for all "workable" funding requests. The...

by Peter Kaplan

August 25, 2015

Cautionary Tale: LCP Audits Continue

As the Funding Year 2016 competitive bidding season will start in earnest this fall, I wanted to remind service providers of their obligation to provide schools and libraries the lowest...

by John Harrington

August 21, 2015

Slow Pace of FY2016 470s

All E-rate eligible goods and services must be competitively bid. This helps schools and libraries receive the most-effective solutions to fit their needs. To fulfill this requirement, the E-rate bidding...

by Brian Stephens

August 21, 2015

Horse Pucky

Today I used profanity at the office. This isn't entirely uncommon to those who work with me. It's decidedly unprofessional, but it's nonetheless a part of working with me. I've...

by Brian Stephens

August 14, 2015

Pro Proactive

Ah, change. An aspect of life that is inescapable, yet the cause of so much loathing, anxiety, and‚Ä¶ advice. I think there are probably more pithy Internet graphics with one-liners...