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The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation designated as the administrator of the federal Universal Service Fund by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). USAC administers Universal Service Fund (USF) programs for high cost companies serving rural areas, low-income consumers, rural health care providers, and schools and libraries. The Universal Service Fund helps provide communities across the country with affordable telecommunications services.
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NAICS Code Other Social Advocacy Organizations: 813319
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What to expect from your USAC USF audit
- 2008-09-01
All rural telcos should take an active interest in the ongoing Universal Service Fund USF audits conducted by the Universal Service Administrative Co. USAC. The FCC's Office of Inspector General OIG, which detects and deters mistakes and fraud in administration of the USF programs, reviews the USAC audit findings to...
GAO Report Attacks FCC Management Of USF, E-Rate
- 2005-03-23
Congress Scrutinizes 'Fraud, Waste & Abuse' The Universal Service Fund's scandal-ridden schools-and-libraries Internet access subsidy program known as "E-Rate" - currently handled by the third party Universal Service Administrative Co. USAC - clearly needs more hands-on control and internal process improvements by the Federal Communications Commission,...
DoE Offers Vision On Tech, Silence On E-Rate
- 2005-01-12
New Report Details Future School Plans, But What About Funding? The U.S. Department of Education DoE recently offered the nation its long-term visions and views on implementing the wider use of computers, software and networking in the country's elementary, middle- and high-school classrooms, with suggestions on implementations and applications...
SLD suspends funding to schools to meet FCC accounting needs.(E-rate)
- 2004-10-01
Schools seeking E-rate funds will have to wait longer for their money, now that the Schools and Libraries Division SLD of the Universal Service Administrative Co. USAC has put all funding commitments on hold. The move comes at the behest of the Federal Communications...
Barton Signals Strong Desire To Revamp E-Rate Program
- 2004-09-29
The FCC's oversight of the controversial E-Rate Program is clearly gnawing at House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas) --and it's doing so in much the same way that it did with Barton's predecessor, Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.). During a Sept. 22 committee hearing, Barton railed against...
Make E-rate program simpler, clearer, fairer, task force tells FCC, USAC.
- 2004-01-01
Toward the end of 2003, the Task Force on the Prevention of Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the E-rate program made its final report public--inside were recommendations to help resolve the problems that prompted the study. However, the Universal Service Administrative Co. USAC concluded that only...
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