EdLiNC's Guiding Principles

• EdLiNC's Guiding Principles (June, 2005)

• Don't Unplug Us Capitol Hill Event (Sept., 2005)

   

Activities In Congress:

House

• EdLiNC Handout for October 6, 2005, House Commerce Oversight and Investigations Hearing
• Hearing on FCC E-Rate Proposals for the Gulf Hurricanes
• H.R. 2533, Exemption of USF from ADA
• EdLiNC Letter of Support for H.R. 2533 (June 23, 2005)
• Problems with the E-rate Program: GAO Review of FCC Management and Oversight (March 16, 2005)
• The Future of Universal Service (Sept. 24, 2003)
• E-rate and Filtering: A Review of the Children's Internet Protection Act (April 4, 2001)

Senate

• S.241, Exemption of USF From ADA
• EdLiNC Letter of Support for S.241 (April 26, 2005)
• Hearing on S.241, Universal Service Fund Exemption From Anti-deficiency Act (April 11, 2005)
  • EdLiNC Letter on S.241 (April 11, 2005)
• Hearing on Universal Service (October 30, 2003)
• Hearing on Universal Service (April 2, 2003)

Activities in the Executive Branch:

Federal Communications Commission Activities

• EdLiNC Comments on FCC NPRM, Oct. 18, 2005
• FCC releases Universal Service Funds to assist schools and libraries affected by Hurricane Katrina, Sept. 15, 2005
• EdLiNC Comments on FCC NPRM, Mar. 11, 2004
• EdLiNC Comments at Commissioner Abernathy's E-rate Initiative Forum, May 8, 2003
• FCC NPRM Released on June 24, 2003 comments due July 21, 2003
• EdLINC Waste Fraud and Abuse Comments, June 23, 2003
• EdLiNC NPRM Comments (in response to 6/24/03 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking)
• April 5, 2002 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Docket No. 02-6
  • May 6, 2002 Reply Comments to the NPRM
• April 4, 2000 Advanced Services Comments
• May 26, 1998 Monitoring Report data (PDF)
• May 22, 1998 Limit on Year One Funding (PDF)
• August 23, 1997 Contracts Black Hole
• July 18, 1997 SBC's Request for a Stay
• January 10, 1997 Further Reply Comments
• December 17, 1996 Further Comments
• August 2, 1996 Additional Comments
• May 7, 1996 Reply Comments
• April 10, 1996 Comments
• EdLiNC NPRM Comments (in response to 6/24/03 Notice of Proposed
  Rulemaking)

Schools and Libraries Division

• Universal Service Administrative Company
• Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Task Force of the Universal Service Administrative Company

Government Accountability Office

• Application of the Antideficiency Act and Other Fiscal Controls to FCC's E-Rate Program,  April 11, 2005
• Concerns Regarding the Structure and FCC's Management of the E-Rate Program, March 16, 1005
• Greater Involvement Needed by FCC in the Management and Oversight of the E-Rate Program, February 9, 2005
• Federal and State Universal Service Programs and Challenges to Funding, February 4, 2002
• Schools and Libraries Program: Update on E-Rate Funding, May 11, 2001
• Schools and Libraries Program: Update on State-Level Funding by Category of Service, May 11, 2001
• Schools and Libraries Program: Application and Invoice Review Procedures Need Strengthening, December 15, 2000
• Telecommunications Technology: Federal Funding for Schools and Libraries, August 20, 1999
• Schools And Libraries Program: Actions Taken to Improve Operational Procedures Prior to Committing Funds, March 5, 1999
• Federal Programs That Can Be Used to Fund Technology for Schools and Libraries, September 16, 1998
• Court Challenges to FCC's Universal Service Order and Federal Support for Telecommunications for Schools and Libraries, May 7, 1998
• FCC Lacked Authority to Create Corporations to Administer Universal Service Programs, March 31, 1998