Archived List of FCC documents released prior to transfer of Universal Service Program administration to the Universal Service Administrative Company's Schools and Libraries Division. See the Schools and Libraries Division Web Site for the latest documents and information.
$4.72 Billion Requested for E-Rate in Year Three 2/3/00
Educational Technology Leadership Conference - 2000 Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C. 1/14/00
"E-Rate: A Success Story" FCC Chairman Kennard Celebrates the Success of the E-Rate in Connecting Over 1 Million Classrooms to the Internet. 11/17/99
Chairman Kennard Participates in Distance Learning & Tele-Medicine Demonstrations with University of Texas, San Antonio, 11/10/99
In response to Inquiry from Rep. George W. Gekas, Chairman, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth Concludes that Schools and Libraries Program Likely Violates Recent D.C. Circuit Non-delegation Doctrine Decision, American Trucking v. EPA. 9/17/99
Commission Establishes Year 2 Funding Levels for the Schools, Libraries, and Rural Health Care Federal Universal Service Support Mechanism (CC Dkt 96-45, FCC 99-121). 5/27/99
Full Funding of E-Rate Supported by 33 Senators, 14 Corporate Executives, Including 8 CEO's, and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. 5/25/99
Chairman Kennard's Announcement on E-Rate Funding. 5/6/99
EdLiNC Press Conference Washington, DC 5/5/99
Plan for merging the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) and the Rural Health Care Corporation (RHCC) into the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) by Jan 1, 1999, adopted. [ Text | WordPerfect ] 11/20/98, 12/10/98
FCC Denies Schools' Petitions for Waiver of the Designation of Their Districts as Urban Under the Commission's Rules that Partially Determine the Universal Service Discount for which Schools are Eligible. [ Text | WordPerfect | Acrobat ] 11/19/98
Pacific Bell's Waiver of the Sequence in Which State and Federal Discounts are to be Applied. [ Text | WordPerfect | Acrobat ] 10/14/98
Commission Delays Start Date of the Schools and Libraries Division's (SLD's) Filing Window for the Second Funding Cycle for the Federal Support Mechanism for Schools and Libraries. [ Text | WordPerfect | Acrobat ] 10/2/98
Order Clarifies the Application of the Commission's "Lowest Corresponding Price" Requirement Set Forth in the Universal Service Order. [ Text | WordPerfect ] 8/10/98
Letter from Chairman Kennard to the Schools and Libraries Division requesting that they complete certain actions before they issue any funding commitment letters to applicants for the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism. 7/16/98
Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Comment on Administration of Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms. [ WordPerfect | Acrobat | Furchtgott-Roth Statement ] 7/16/98
Kentucky Department of Education Seeks Waiver of FCC Rules on Aggregation for Schools and Libraries. 7/10/98
FCC Reforms Universal Service Support Mechanism for Schools and Libraries (CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 98-120). [ WordPerfect | Acrobat | News Release | Public Notice | Statements: Kennard, Ness, Furchtgott-Roth, Powell, Tristani ] 6/23/98
Common Carrier Bureau Reiterates Services Eligible for Discounts to Schools and Libraries (CC Docket No. 96-45). [ Public Notice | Furchtgott-Roth Statement ] 6/12/98
Accounting Policy Division Releases Order Granting Motions for Extension of Time Filed by the Tennessee State Department of Education and Education Networks of America. [ WordPerfect | Acrobat ] 4/14/98
Four School Districts in Maine Seek Waiver of Urban-Rural Designation. [ Text | WordPerfect ] 2/19/98
Oregon Department of Education Seeks Waiver of Commission Rules on Aggregation for Schools and Libraries. [ Text | WordPerfect ] 2/19/98
Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission Seeks Determination that the Iowa Communications Network is a Provider of Telecommunications Services to Schools, Libraries, and Rural Health Care Providers. [ Text | WordPerfect ] 2/19/98
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Seeks Reconsideration of January 2, 1998 Common Carrier Bureau Order Denying Pennsylvania Commission's Petition for Waiver of Urban-Rural Designation.
[ Text | WordPerfect ] 2/19/98
Schools and Libraries Corporation Announces Opening of Website. 1/27/98
Denial of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission's request for a waiver from the Commission's rule defining "rural area" for purposes of determining discount levels for schools and libraries and eligibility for support for health care providers. [ Text Version | WordPerfect Version ] 1/2/98
Schools and Libraries Corporation and Health Care Corporation Adopt Length of Filing Windows. 11/6/97
Commission Releases Third Report & Order on Universal Service, Schools, and Libraries. 10/15/97
The Common Carrier Bureau and the Schools and Libraries Corporation is Sponsoring a Workshop on Application Forms on Friday, October 10.
[ Public Notice ] 10/9/97
Common Carrier Bureau announces procedures for states regarding lifeline consents, adoption of intrastate discount matrix for schools and libraries, and designation of eligible telecommunications carriers. 10/1/97
Workshop on Draft Application Form for Rural Health Care Providers Applying for Universal Service Support to be Held September 30. [ Public Notice | Audio | Draft Forms ] 9/29/97
Schools and Libraries Corporation and Rural Health Care Corporation Boards of Directors to Hold Open Meetings. 9/17/97
Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Comment on Universal Service Support Distribution Options for Schools, Libraries, and Rural Health Care Providers.9/10/97
Chairman Hundt names Members to Universal Service Boards. 9/9/97
Nominations Sought for Universal Service Administrative Company, Schools and Libraries Corporation, and Rural Health Care Corporation Boards of Directors. 8/11/97
FCC Requests Nominations for Membership on the Universal Service Administrator Advisory Committee. 8/11/97
FCC releases new (July 2, 1997) list of Frequently Asked Questions on the schools and libraries portion of the Universal Service Order that was adopted on 5/7/97. 7/9/97
Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association and the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Services. 7/18/97
The FCC Report & Order on Universal Service (FCC 97-157) is now available for downloading. 5/8/97
Statements on Universal Service, Access Reform, and Price Cap Review issued by Chairman Hundt and Commissioners Quello, Ness, and Chong. 5/7/97
Commission Implements Telecom Act's Universal Service Provisions, and Reforms its Price Cap Plan and Access Charge System. 5/7/97
An Audio recording of the FCC May 7 vote on telecom discounts for schools, libraries, and rural health care providers is available for playback over the Internet from the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Archive. 5/6/97
