Consultant Urges FCC, USAC to Open Advanced E-rate Training Workshop to All
An E-rate consulting group asked the FCC and Universal Service Administrative Co. to ensure an advanced training workshop this fall is open to all. Responding to a recent American Library Association filing, Infinity Communications and Consulting agreed there should be…
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a "day-long session" in Washington to examine complex issues and possibly help develop solutions. "ALA’s proposal to allow only state and regional E-rate coordinators to attend the training held in DC would limit the effectiveness of the USAC trainings, could lead to fewer successful applications and would unfairly provide a competitive advantage to a select group of for-profit entities," Infinity CEO Fred Brakeman wrote to the FCC and USAC, posted Wednesday in commission docket 13-184. ALA urged the Washington workshop be focused "on the needs of state and regional E-rate coordinators." School and library representatives were told last year the fall 2017 Washington workshop "would focus on their needs, but unfortunately that did not occur," ALA said. "For the first fall workshop we still strongly encourage USAC to designate it as a 'train the trainer' workshop specifically intended for state and regional E-rate coordinators." Infinity, which represents more than 300 E-rate applicants, said "there may be a disconnect between what USAC wants to accomplish at the 'train the trainer' meeting and what seasoned Applicants and Service Providers want." Infinity seeks a training session "where there is time for attendees to ask more complicated questions." The FCC and USAC didn't comment Thursday.