[OPLINLIST] FW: [ala-ifc] FW: FCC Seeks Comments on E-rate Changes

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Subject: [ala-ifc] FW: FCC Seeks Comments on E-rate Changes


August 2008 - News
FCC Seeks Comments on E-rate Changes
by Dave Nagel
T.H.E.  Journal

For schools that rely on E-rate funding for telecommunications and Internet access, changes are afoot that could impact planning as soon as funding year 2009. The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments on potential changes to the E-rate Eligible Services List that in some cases would narrow the list of eligible technologies and in some cases expand it. The notice was filed in the Federal Register Aug. 18, so comments are due in less than a month.

Among the topics under consideration are interconnected VoIP services, filtering software, basic telephone service, dark fiber, text messaging, firewall, antivirus/anti-spam software, scheduling services, and telephone broadcast messaging.

With VoIP, the FCC is looking to determine whether interconnected VoIP service requests should be processed as a Priority 1 service and, if so, whether such requests should need certification to meet CIPA requirements.

The FCC is also trying to determine whether standalone Internet filtering products should be funded by E-rate. This would be a change from a 2001 decision that CIPA prohibited the use of E-rate funding for filtering software.

More:    http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23146

Link to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:  http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-173A1.pdf

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