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August 16, 2007

SLD Releases Small FY 2006 Funding Wave, More Appeal Waves

This week the SLD notified 7 applicants and 21 service providers about the status of their FY 2006 funding requests. In Wave 60A the SLD committed nearly $660,000 which brings...

August 14, 2007

SLD Issues 2007 Wave Totaling $178 Million

The SLD released funding wave 15 for FY 2007 committing nearly $1178.7 million. Of the total committed $131 million was for priority two requests down to 83%. The SLD has...

August 13, 2007

FFL Seeks Applicant Support for Eligible Services Comments

Basic Maintenance services offer the promise of much needed technology support; however, current E-rate regulations limit them to a strict 12-month period starting on July 1 of each funding year....

Funds For Learning Comments on Draft Eligible Service List

Funds for Learning has filed comments to the Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2008. Each year the SLD submits a draft list for the FCC to review and then...

FCC Approves USAC Recommendation for FY 2007 Threshold

The FCC has approved USAC's recommendation to set the discount threshold for Priority Two requests at 83% for Funding Year 2007. USAC may now review and approve requests for Priority...

USAC Issues Quarterly Report; Reports $150 Million Available for Future Use

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) reported to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that approximately $150 million is still available from Funding Years FY 2002-2004 for future use.

SLD Commits $11.3 Million More in FY 2006

The SLD notified 14 service providers and 6 applicants about the status of their FY 2006 applications. The SLD released funding wave 60 for FY 2006 committing $11.3 million of...

SLD Releases FY 2005 and FY 2007 Funding Waves; More Appeal Waves

This week the SLD committed $24.3 million in FY 2007 and funded $1.8 million in FY 2005 projects. Approximately $4 million in priority two requests were funded this week for...