Massachusetts Consortium Appeals E-rate Decision
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Technology Services and Security School Wireless E-Rate Consortium asked the FCC to overturn a decision by the Universal Service Administrative Co. that an Excel spreadsheet isn’t considered a valid vendor quote. As a result of…
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that determination, USAC denied E-rate funding for the Wachusett Regional High School, the consortium said in a filing posted Friday. The consortium said it was surprised by the decision. “We disagree with USAC’s analysis and conclusion,” the group said in docket 02-6. “We contend that the Excel spreadsheet quote is valid documentation from the service provider and the information was sufficient to determine the eligibility of the products and services."