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January 24, 2010

SLC Recommends Denying More P2 Requests, Terminating Eligibility Database

At its Quarterly Board Meeting held earlier today, the Schools and Libraries Committee (SLC) made two recommendations to the FCC about the SLD's administration of the E-rate program.

January 24, 2010

FCC to Release E-rate Order and NPRM as 471 Window Closes

The FCC has posted a tentative agenda for an Open Meeting to be held on February 11, 2010. The agenda reveals the FCC's plan to release an Order and Notice...

January 18, 2010

Comment Deadline Set for Updated Proposed CIPA Requirements

In November 2009, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would update the CIPA certifications made by E-rate applicants on the Form 486. These certifications would be updated...

January 14, 2010

Forms 470 Postings in Line with Past Years

The number of Form 470 applications posted to the SLD's website in advance of the FY2010 application filing window closely mirrors previous years, according to an analysis by Funds For...

by Scott Weston

January 6, 2010

Better Audits Around the Corner?

In its latest semiannual report to Congress, the FCC Office of Inspector General indicated that it will be shifting some E-rate audits off of its desk. While they will still...

January 4, 2010

E-rate Commitments Per-Student Slightly Lower in FY 2008

The Federal Communications Commission released the Federal-State Universal Service Board's Monitoring Report on Universal Service. This report provides general information about the telephone industry that has been reported to the...

December 28, 2009

FCC Office of Inspector General Overstates Initial Erroneous Payment Rate Determinations

The FCC Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their bi-annually report to Congress outlining their activities over the last six months. The report details their activities from April 1, 2009...

by Peter Kaplan

December 22, 2009

Being in Audit Limbo

Numerous blog entries have been posted about the audit process, the amount of resources USAC and the FCC have spent conducting audits, and how school districts must absorb the costs...