The FCC Wireline Bureau instructed the Universal Service...
The FCC Wireline Bureau instructed the Universal Service Administrative Co. to take another look at its decision to deny Spokane School District 81’s request for E-rate funding for funding year 2010 on the grounds that the district had violated FCC…
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competitive bidding requirements. USAC said the district had incorrectly relied on the “price of eligible and ineligible items as the primary factor in its vendor selection process,” said a bureau notice released Wednesday (http://bit.ly/Vklmtu). The FCC upheld that decision. Spokane sought reconsideration as it provided evidence that it had “segregated E-rate eligible and ineligible costs” in the selection process. Based on a review of the new evidence the district offered that it did use “price of eligible services as the primary factor” in choosing a vendor, the bureau said in granting reconsideration, “we conclude that Spokane’s vendor selection did not violate the Commission’s competitive bidding requirements.”