E-Rate Overview
Understanding E-Rate
The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as "E-Rate," is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The program makes discounts available to eligible schools and libraries for telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. This program is intended to ensure that schools and libraries have access to affordable telecommunications and information services.
We have made every attempt to make this information accurate. Changes to the E-Rate program may occur at any time. We undertake no obligation to publicly update this document if changes to the E-Rate program occur. We do not make any claim that this document is complete. Only the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is authorized to determine the eligibility of products and services or to speak on behalf of the E-Rate program.
We urge you to visit the official Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) website at www.usac.org for complete program details, guidelines and news. We urge you to understand and strictly comply with all guidelines furnished by the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund. We also urge you to contact the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund directly with your E-Rate-related questions.
For purpose of this E-Rate information, we have provided direct quotes from the Schools and Libraries Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2012 (hereafter referenced as the Eligible Services List or the "2012 ESL."
For questions please contact us at erate.team@schoolwires.com
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