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November 1, 2013

USAC Releases Quarterly Report: $400 Million for Possible Rollover

On November 1, 2013, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their quarterly report for the first quarter of 2014. The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) estimates that they have...

November 1, 2013

Changes Take Time

As highlighted in the Modification Effect, the more rules that must be applied to an E-rate funding request, the longer it takes for USAC to issue a funding decision. Priority...

by Peter Kaplan

November 1, 2013

Estimated Time Per BCAP Audit

I attended the USAC Schools & Libraries Quarterly Committee Meeting on Monday, October 28 where the Board discussed that the estimated 2014 programmatic budget would be $53 million which is...

October 31, 2013

Senate Approves FCC Nominations

On October 29, 2013 the Senate approved Thomas Wheeler to be the next Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has been Acting Chairman since May 2013 when Julius...

October 28, 2013

USAC Approves Recommendation to Deny FY2013 Priority Two at 89% and Below

On October 28, 2013, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee voted to deny FY 2013 priority two applications at 89% and below. It typically takes the FCC a few weeks...

October 25, 2013

The Modification Effect: More Complexity Equals More Delays

Each funding year, USAC is careful to apply the FCC's rules in its review of E-rate funding applications. This review process often results in modifications and reductions in funding requests....

by Peter Kaplan

October 25, 2013

Why Can’t Redundant Networks Be E-rate Eligible?

I was at the USAC E-rate applicant training in Atlanta this week and a school E-rate administrator asked the USAC about having redundant networks funded as part of the E-rate...

October 22, 2013

FCC Releases FY2014 Eligible Services List

On October 22, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission released an Order finalizing the Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2014 and authorizing USAC to open the Funding Year 2014 Form...