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USAC Administrative Expenses Drop

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has released its 2010 Annual Report. Among the goals of the Annual Report is to provide the Federal Communications Commission and Congress details about...

by Peter Kaplan

The Looming Budget Battle

Each year Congress needs to pass a federal budget in order to keep the Government up and running and for all the federal agencies to remain open. While it appears...

by Russell Weed

The State of Statewide Applications

New to the Form 470 and Form 471 this year is a fifth option for the Applicant Type field: Statewide Application. But did anyone actually use it?

Funding Year 2008 Appeals Decisions Report, Wave A29

On April 6, 2011, the SLD released Funding Year 2008 Appeal Wave A29. This appeal wave resulted in funding decisions for three FRNs.

Funding Year 2008 – Decision Wave 80X

The SLD approved one request in Funding Year 2008 Decision Wave 80X. Here are the details of the wave.

FY2006 – Appeal Wave A69

Twelve FRNs were affected by Funding Year 2006 Appeal Wave A69. Here is a quick recap of FY2006 Appeal Wave 69.

USAC Report: 1,107 Audits Conducted

On March 31, 2011, USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Report to the FCC for their review. The SLD is required by the Fifth Report and Order to submit a semi-annual...

Former Tech Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to E-rate Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reported that Tyrone Pipkin pleaded guilty to allegedly defrauding the E-rate program. Pipkin allegedly provided kick-backs and bribes to schools in Arkansas, Illinois...