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by Scott Weston

February 22, 2009

Rapid Fire PIA!

Many of the schools that we work with are reporting that they are receiving PIA requests for information today. So far, the requests have focused on NSLP data/site verification. Also,...

February 15, 2009

Division of AT&T Agrees to $8 Million E-rate DoJ Settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on February 13th that AT&T Technical Services Corporation has agreed to an $8.26 million E-rate settlement due to anti-competitive bidding practices.

by Scott Weston

February 15, 2009

New E-rate Summary on FundsForLearning.com

We've just added a new feature to our website that will give you an at-a-glance summary of the E-rate program. The E-rate Summary can be found on our homepage and...

by Scott Weston

February 10, 2009

How’s Your Stress Level?

With just a little more than a day remaining until the close of the FY 2009 Form 471 Filing Window, stress levels of E-rate applicants seem to be on the...

by Scott Weston

February 3, 2009

More Hoops, No Help

Buried in USAC's latest quarterly report to the FCC are two sentences that many people probably skimmed over, but will have a huge impact on E-rate applicants. From Page 5...

February 1, 2009

USAC Projects $1 Billion Available for Rollover

In its quarterly report to the Federal Communications Commission, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has reported that approximately $1 billion in unused funds from previous Funding Years could be...

January 31, 2009

Recent FCC Appeals in Favor of Applicants

An analysis performed by Funds For Learning shows that the majority of recent appeal decisions issued by the Federal Communications Commission have been in favor of applicants. These appeals deal...

January 27, 2009

SLD Commits FY 2004 Funding Wave

On January 22 the SLD notified 3 applicants and 11 service providers about the status of their applications committing $95,287. Nearly $87,000 was for priority one services and the last...