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- Former Telecom Owner Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program
- To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1- 202-514-2007, or TDD, +1-202-514-1888 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The former president and owner of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., which does business as ATE Telecom Solutions Inc. ATE Tel, was sentenced to serve three years in prison following...
- Research articles 2007-11-20
- Former Telecom Owner Convicted for Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program
- To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: The U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, or TDD +1-202-514-1888 WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, convicted the former president and owner of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., which does business as ATE Telecom Solutions Inc. ATE Tel, on seven of nine counts...
- Research articles 2007-02-09
- Clinton legacy. (Opinion).
- As lawmakers decry deceptive practices at accounting firms that lived comfortably off tech firms during the past decade, fraud of great proportions is occurring under Congress' nose in a well-intentioned government program jammed into the 1996 telecom act. The inspector general of...
- Research articles 2002-06-24
- Big Business Wants Money Back; Schools Battle for Equity in E-rate.
- Companies tried to ensure their views would be heard, deluging the Federal Communications Commission FCC with reply comments on proposed changes to improve the E-rate program, which provides schools with discounts on telecommunications, internal connections and Internet access. The initial comment period on...
- Research articles 2002-05-08
- Rulemaking Proposal in Budget Could Threaten E-rate Funds.(Brief Article)
- In a proposal tucked into President George W. Bush's recently released budget, the Federal Communications Commission FCC would be required to conduct a new E-rate rulemaking proceeding, potentially altering the program in ways that could undermine its overall effectiveness. According to the budget,...
- Research articles 2001-04-23
- symposium
- Q: Is the FCC's so-called E-rate tacked on to phone bills a good idea? Yes: It is helping to bridge the gap between the technology haves and have-nots. The poet William Butler Yeats tells us that education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of...
- Research articles 2000-06-05
- Universal Fund Seen by Consumer Groups as Added Federal Telephone Tax.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Dec. 20--The Federal Communications Commission recently drew a firestorm of criticism for imposing a new fee on telephone bills, called the "e-rate." It's a telecommunications and Internet-access discount plan for libraries, schools and rural health care providers. Critics say this charge is another...
- Research articles 1999-12-21
- NLC's Newest Policy Committee Gets to Work on E-Commerce.(National League of Cities' Information Technology and Communications Steering Committee)(Brief Article)
- The National League of Cities' Information Technology and Communications ITC Steering Committee began drafting its policy positions and amendments on electronic commerce, telecommunications, and universal access last month in Denver, Colorado. Hosted by ITC Vice Chair, Mayor Kathleen Gilliland of Loveland, Colo., and Councilmember Kenneth...
- Research articles 1999-06-21
- FCC Ups E-Rate Funding to Link Schools.(education rate program helps fund school telecommunication services)(Brief Article)
- The Federal Communications Commission upped funding for the education rate or "e-rate" program by nearly $1 billion. The e-rate program, the offspring of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, provides a subsidy to schools and libraries to buy telecommunications services and products. The poorer a school district,...
- Research articles 1999-06-07
- Protection From Porn
- The Clinton administration is urging the FCC to make sure efforts to connect schools to the Internet don't provide opportunities for children to view Internet smut. But the National Telecommunications and Information Administration NTIA, which advises the executive branch on telecom issues, stopped short of demanding that e-rate recipients...
- Research articles 1999-04-12
- And Then There Was One.
- GTE Corp. now stands alone in a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. SBC Telecommunications quickly followed BellSouth's recent withdrawal from the lawsuit against the $1.9 billion federal E-rate program that offers subsidized telecommunications services to schools ("Headlines," February 1999). The three companies...
- Research articles 1999-03-01
- BellSouth Withdraws from E-rate Lawsuit.(educational technology discounts)
- BellSouth, one of three long-distance telecommunications companies that sued to stop the $1.9 billion federal E-rate program from offering technology discounts to schools, recently withdrew from the lawsuit. The company says it is satisfied with cuts to the program made by the Federal Communications...
- Research articles 1999-02-01
- Washington Update
- Student-Aid Program Begins New Era Beginning this month, federal student aid programs will serve as guinea pigs in an experiment to infuse business practices into the administration of government services. In its Higher Education Act bill, Congress designated the first-ever "performance-based organization" PBO to improve the delivery of...
- Research articles 1998-12-24
- Applying for E-rate funds: what schools and libraries need to know(Trends) (Government Activity)(Column)
- The decision reached by the Federal Communication Commission FCC on the Fourth Order on Reconsideration involves a section to the Universal Service Fund's USF E-rate funds. The Order covers the following topics: reporting requirements for schools and libraries, non-public schools and libraries plans, price setting, state telecommunications networks, wide area...
- Research articles 1998-03-01
- E-rate update: the latest on the Universal Service Fund. (FCC implements Telecommunications Act of 1996) (Government Activity)
- The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 established policies for the growing online industry, but left the actual interpretation and implementation of the law to the FCC. As part of this plan, the FCC began to implement the E-rate, which aims to provide universal service support in high cost...
- Research articles 1998-01-01
- E-RATE DISCOUNTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS UPHELD.
- The Education Rate (E-Rate) is the result of a regulatory decision made by the Federal Communications Commission FCC on May 7, 1997 to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The FCC's decision meant that beginning January 1998, K-12 schools, The Education Rate (E-Rate) is the result...
- Research articles 1999-09-01
- Senate squeaks through on USF E911, spectrum.
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER, JEFFREY SILVA Minutes literally before the Senate adjourned for the year, it managed to pass a troika of important wireless bills-spectrum relocation, enhanced 911 upgrades and universal service. " ...
- Research articles 2004-12-13
- Telecommunications: Application of the Antideficiency Act and Other Fiscal Controls to FCC's E-Rate Program
- Since 1998, the Federal Communications Commission's FCC E-rate program has committed more than $13 billion to help schools and libraries acquire Internet and telecommunications services. As steward of the program, FCC must ensure that participants use E-rate funds appropriately and that there is managerial and financial accountability surrounding the funds....
- White papers 2005-04-11
- Telecommunications: Greater Involvement Needed by FCC in the Management and Oversight of the E-Rate Program
- Since 1998, the Federal Communications Commission's FCC E-rate program has committed more than $13 billion to help schools and libraries acquire Internet and telecommunications services. Recently, however, allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse by some E-rate program participants have come to light. The paper reviews the effect of the current...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Telecommunications: Concerns Regarding the Structure and FCC's Management of the E-Rate Program
- Since 1998, the Federal Communications Commission's FCC E-rate program has committed more than $13 billion to help schools and libraries acquire Internet and telecommunications services. Recently, allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse by some E-rate program participants have come to light. As steward of the program, FCC must ensure that...
- White papers 2005-03-16
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