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January 5, 2011

FY2009 – Funding Appeal Wave A23

The SLD released FY2009 Appeal Wave A23 on January 5, 2011. Fifteen FRNs were affected by the funding appeal wave.

January 4, 2011

FCC Releases Universal Service Fund Trends

Each year the FCC releases the Universal Service Monitoring Report prepared by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics from the four Universal Service...

by Nicholas Shipley

January 3, 2011

When Life Imitates Art: Audit Pitfalls

You haphazardly toss the cardboard lid in the general direction of the file box you had spent the last hour searching. Hundreds of documents, thousands of pages, you continue to...

December 30, 2010

FY2009 – Funding Wave 77 Fast Facts

Here is a quick recap of FY2009 Decision Wave 077.

by Peter Kaplan

December 30, 2010

Tips for Filing for Dark Fiber

In the Sixth Report and Order the FCC determined that dark fiber is now eligible for E-rate support. However, applicants should be aware of specific requirements tied to the procurement...

December 29, 2010

FY2010 – Wave 032

USAC issued the thirty-second wave of Funding Year 2010 on December 29, committing over $85 million on 879 requests. In total, USAC has approved over $2 billion in E-rate funding...

December 23, 2010

FY2009 – Funding Wave 76 Fast Facts

Here is a quick recap of FY2009 Decision Wave 076.

December 23, 2010

Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption Passes Congress

On December 22, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2011 which combines the remaining appropriations bill into a combined piece of legislation in order to keep the federal...