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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...

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...

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...

by Peter Kaplan

A Crystal Ball for E-rate 2.0 Success

The E-rate cap now stands at $3.9 billion. Based on my analysis of the preliminary data, there is enough funding available for FY 2015 to fund every application that is...

by Peter Kaplan

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...

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...

by Micah Rigdon

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...

Reply Deadlines Set for Reconsideration Petitions

Several stakeholders have sought clarification or reconsideration of several parts of the E-rate Modernization Orders. The due date for opposition to these petitions on April 29; replies will be due...