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SLD announces final wave of K-12 funding commitments - 3/1/99
From the editors of eRate Update

The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service
Administrative Co., the agency that administers the federal eRate,
issued its final wave of 1998 funding commitment letters Feb. 27.

Here's an eRate overview for Year 1:
**  The tenth and final wave brings the first-year eRate total
dollar amount committed to schools and libraries to $1.66 billion.

**  Of the 30,121 applications received within last year�s filing
window, 25,785 (or 85 percent) were funded. Funding averaged
$65,000 per application.

**  Telecommunications services and internet access were funded
for all eligible schools and libraries that successfully completed
applications within the filing window. Applicants who qualified
for discounts of 70 percent and above received funding for their
internal connections as well, while applicants who qualified for
discounts below 70 percent were denied funding for internal
connections.

**  As a result of the eRate, officials from the SLD estimate that
nearly 650,000 additional public school classrooms will be wired
for internet access this year. This figure increases the total
percentage of U.S. public school classrooms with internet access
by about 25 percent, from 51 percent in 1998 to between 75 and 80
percent by the end of 1999.

To take advantage of Year 2 of the eRate, you must submit a Form
470 to the SLD by next Monday, March 8.

Form 470 represents the first stage in applying for the eRate. It
must be posted to the SLD�s web site for 28 days before you can
submit a Form 471. The deadline for submitting a completed Form
471 is April 6.

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