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The FCC has released its plan for conducting rulemaking proceedings related to implementing the National Broadband Plan. Included in the "Action Agenda" are items related to both Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and Orders which will impact the E-rate program.

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has released its 2009 Annual Report. Among the goals of the Annual Report is to provide the Federal Communications Commission and Congress details about the non-profit company's activities, expenses, and performance measures regarding it's management of the Universal Service Fund programs.  

On March 31st USAC submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Report to the FCC for their review.   Based on the FCC's Schools and Libraries Fifth Order, the report must summarize the status of all outstanding audit reports.  

Following the release of the Funding Year 2010 demand estimate, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee is seeking FCC for approval to start issuing funding commitments for Funding Year 2010 Priority One requests. USAC typically obtains authority from the FCC within a few weeks of its request.

An RFP posted to USAC's website reveals plans to conduct more audits checking for compliance to the requirements of Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) . USAC is looking to hire a firm to assess how much of their disbursements are susceptible to improper payments.

The National Broadband Plan has just been released. The FCC makes several recommendations regarding the E-rate program. Click a link to read more about the recommendation.