Alabama Governor Says USAC Withholding $32 Million in E-rate Discounts, Seeks Pai's Help
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) asked for FCC help to free up $32.4 million in E-rate discounts that she said is being withheld from her state by Universal Service Administrative Co. "Payments have been held for fifteen months, no new…
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funding commitments are being issued, and nearly six months have passed since USAC requested information from Alabama," she told Chairman Ajit Pai in a letter posted Tuesday in docket 13-184. "USAC has not provided any rationale or justification for withholding the E-rate payments." Alabama is concerned about the delays affecting 1,376 school and library sites and 692,515 students that rely on E-rate discounts, she said. The FCC is reviewing the letter, said a spokesman Wednesday. USAC and Ivey's office didn't comment.