Demand for school and library universal service support this year...
Demand for school and library universal service support this year is estimated at 16.75 percent higher than last year, but duplication and errors probably inflated that figure, the Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) told the FCC Friday. USAC estimated…
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that in funding year 2008 schools and libraries will need $4.3 billion. For funding year 2007, it estimated $3.69 billion. Estimated demand for telecom service and Internet access funding rose 9.1 percent year-over-year to $1.95 billion; demand for internal connections funding grew 23.7 percent to $2.35 billion. USAC based its estimates on 39,909 funding requests received on or before Feb. 7, it said. But “while USAC has made every effort to eliminate duplicate funding requests from this estimate, inevitably we will discover more duplication as we process these applications.” USAC expects the numbers to shrink once it weeds out requests for ineligible services and entities and adjusts incorrect discount rates, it said.