Problems with the E-rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - Education |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agreement Alpha Telecommunications award BENIT bidders Board BOHUCHOT CAINE Chairman BARTON classroom Compaq competitive bidding computers consultant contract cost DEGETTE discounts document E-mail E-Rate funding E-Rate program educational El Paso I.S.D. eligible services EPISD EPPS Erate Ethernet FCC Form 470 Federal Communications Commission filed fraud funding requests Funding Year 2002 GLOGOVAC HAWTHORNE help desk IBM Global Services IBM's implementation Independent School District ineligible installation internal connections Internet access issues Jasper County Libraries Division Marchelos MCCAIN MCDONALD million NABSE NEC BNS Okay Paso I.S.D. Paso Independent School Paso ISD procurement products and services program rules questions Request for Review requirements response school districts Schools and Libraries selected IBM servers service provider SINGELTON specific staff Statement submitted Systems Integration technology plan Texas Universal Service Administrative Universal Service Order USAC vendors VNCI WALDEN YISD Ysleta
Popular passages
Page 325 - where compliance with both federal and state regulations is a physical impossibility..., " Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul, 373 US 132, 142-143 (1963), or where the state " law stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress.
Page 708 - This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns.
Page 325 - Congress itself; a federal agency acting within the scope of its congressionally delegated authority may pre-empt state regulation. Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Assn. v De la Cuesta, 458 US 141, 73 L Ed 2d 664, 102 S Ct 3014 (1982); Capital Cities Cable, Inc.
Page 356 - All telecommunications carriers serving a geographic area shall, upon a bona fide request for any of its services that are within the definition of universal service under subsection (c)(3), provide such services to elementary schools, secondary schools, and libraries for educational purposes at rates less than the amounts charged for similar services to other parties.
Page 309 - ... Competitive bid requirements. Except as provided in §54.511(c), an eligible school, library, or consortium that includes an eligible school or library shall seek competitive bids, pursuant to the requirements established in this subpart, for all services eligible for support under §§54.502 and 54.503. These competitive bid requirements apply in addition to state and local competitive bid requirements and are not intended to preempt such state or local requirements.
Page 10 - Thank you, and I will be happy to try to answer any of your questions. [The prepared statement of H.
Page 122 - Chair then advises you that under the rules of the House and the rules of the committee, you are entitled to be advised by counsel. Do any of you desire to be advised by counsel during your testimony today?
Page 231 - Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior written and oral understandings of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Page 309 - ... necessary staff training required to use the services effectively; (vi) The school, library, or consortium including those entities has complied with all applicable state and local procurement processes; and (vii) The school, library, or consortium including those entities has a technology plan that has been certified by its state, the Administrator, or an independent entity approved by the Commission.
Page 6 - Without objection, so ordered. [Additional statement submitted for the record follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. GREG WALDEN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON Thank you, Mr.