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February 9, 2006

Premio Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the E-rate Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that Premio Inc, a California-based company, has agreed to pay $1.7 million in criminal fines and restitution relating to charges of collusion and...

February 6, 2006

FCC Seeks $20 Million More for Universal Service Oversight

The President's Fiscal Year 2007 budget was released today in which the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is requesting more resources for Universal Service Fund program oversight. Specifically, the FCC is...

February 5, 2006

FCC Sides With Twelve Louisiana Parish School Districts

The SLD denied funding to 12 Louisiana school districts for the 2002 funding year because the "applicant did not comply with state procurement law". In a February 3rd, 2006 appeal...

February 5, 2006

First E-rate Reform Legislation Introduced

Now that the 1996 Telecommunications Act is celebrating its tenth anniversary, Members of Congress are beginning to review whether or not specific provisions need updating. Over the next year Congress...

January 31, 2006

USAC Issues Quarterly Report

USAC filed its quarterly report to the FCC and revealed that they still project $365 million from previous years that can be rolled over into future funding years. This estimate...

January 29, 2006

SLD Denies Two Funding Year 2002 Requests

On January 24th the SLD sent letters to two applicants notifying them that their 2002 funding requests have been denied.

January 26, 2006

BearingPoint Reports 702 Site Visits Completed During First Year

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) hired BearingPoint to conduct day trips to 1000 applicants per year. Applicants should regard these visits as “mini-audits” because these visits can trigger further...

January 25, 2006

SLD Commits Another $28 Million in Funding Year 2005

The SLD committed $28 million this week while denying close to $23 million in Funding Wave 31. Close to $7.8 million was committed for internal connections and $6 million for...