IP: FCC ruling nullifies millions in eRate funding

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:22:24 -0400
> To: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
> From: Karen Ellis <guavaberry () earthlink net>
> Subject: Article: FCC ruling nullifies millions in eRate funding
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> FCC ruling nullifies millions in eRate funding
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> Hundreds of small schools in Oklahoma were denied $20 million
> worth of subsidies for internet service when the Federal
> Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that their eRate
> applications violated the program's competitive bidding
> requirements. But that's just the beginning.
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> In response to the FCC's ruling, the Schools and Libraries
> Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Co., the
> agency that administers the eRate, pulled an additional 312
> applications from its web site. The agency said these additional
> applications, which came from schools and libraries around the
> country, violated the same statute upheld by the FCC's Oklahoma
> ruling.
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> ==> For the complete story, go to:
>     http://www.eschoolnews.org/technews1
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> Electronic records transfers hold promise, pose problems for
> schools
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> Links:
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>                Federal Communication Commission
>                http://www.fcc.gov
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>                MasterMind Internet Services Inc.
>                http://www.edumaster.net
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>                Schools and Libraries Division
>                http://www.sl.universalservice.org
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