CommLaw Monitor
FCC Reverses Course, Proposes to Eliminate "Bundled Services" Exception to E-rate Cost Allocation Rules
In 2010, the FCC revised its rules for the Schools and Libraries Program of the federal Universal Service Fund (commonly known as the "e-rate" program). One of the principal changes to the rules was the adoption of…
Small Library Seeks to Force Decision on VoIP Classification
I don't expect this to go anywhere, but this request is too interesting to ignore any longer. On May 25, 2012, a library in Caroline County, Virginia petitioned the FCC to declare that Vonage is a "common carrier"…
E-rate Gift Rules Continue to Confuse
Last September, the FCC adopted new rules governing gifts received by applicants for disbursements under the FCC's Schools and Libraries program of the Universal Service Fund (known as the "e-rate" program). Although…
E-Rate Gift, Dark Fiber Rules Clarified
It did not take long for the FCC to respond to the flurry of questions being posted regarding the new E-rate rules adopted in the FCC's Sixth Report and Order in the Universal Service proceeding. Yesterday, the FCC's…
USAC Posts Questions on Implementation of New E-Rate Rules
On September 28, 2010, the FCC released a Sixth Report and Order revising its rules for disbursements from the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund (commonly referred to as the "e-rate" program).…