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FCC Publishes USF Contribution NPRM

On April 30, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding contributions to the Universal Service Fund. Seeking "to reform and modernize how Universal Service...

FCC Approves FY 2012 PIA Procedures

On April 24, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission approved USAC's Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) FCC Form 471 Review Procedures, dated December 9, 2011. The approval of the SLD's PIA procedures,...

USAC Reports $400 Million Available for Rollover

On April 26th 2012, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their quarterly report for the third quarter of 2012. In the report, USAC states that they have established "...a...

USAC Approves Lower FY2011 Priority Two Threshold

On April 23, 2012, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee approved the SLD's recommendation to begin making funding commitments for FY 2011 Priority Two applications at the 89% discount level....

by Peter Kaplan

CIPA Compliance: A Reminder

Who has spring fever? The Form 471 deadline has passed, spring is here, the school year is almost over, and it's time to think about summer vacation plans, right? Unfortunately,...

FY 2012 Demand Estimate Exceeds $5 Billion

On April 20, 2012, USAC released their FY 2012 demand estimate. For only the second time in the E-rate program's 15 year history, the total demand for discounts on eligible...

by Peter Kaplan

FCC Overturns Competitive Bidding Denials

On April 17, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission published two appeal decisions overturning denials made by USAC due to competitive bidding violations.

USAC Website to be Unavailable March 20-22

On March 17, USAC announced that their website, including "static pages, Submit a Question, Apply Online, and search functions" will be unavailable from 8:00 pm EDT on Thursday, April 19...