What is Erate Termination Act?
The Erate Termination Act is a bill introduced into the House of Representatives in March 2003. Sponsored by Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo, the measure would end the eRate immediately and remove all mention of it from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the law that authorizes the program. Tancredo had introduced a nearly identical bill in 1999 during the 106th Congress, but it never advanced. This act had been launched do to what was believed to be ramped abuse of the program.The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has created a Task Force on the Prevention of Waste, Fraud and Abuse. This Task Force will identify areas where improvements can be made in the support mechanism and in outreach and training and will recommend specific actions to combat potential waste, fraud and abuse by both service providers and applicants.Additional information about the Task Force and its findings can be located at http://sl.universalservice.
The Erate Termination Act is a bill introduced into the House of Representatives in March 2003. Sponsored by Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo, the measure would end the eRate immediately and remove all mention of it from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the law that authorizes the program. Tancredo had introduced a nearly identical bill in 1999 during the 106th Congress, but it never advanced. This act had been launched do to what was believed to be ramped abuse of the program. The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has created a Task Force on the Prevention of Waste, Fraud and Abuse. This Task Force will identify areas where improvements can be made in the support mechanism and in outreach and training and will recommend specific actions to combat potential waste, fraud and abuse by both service providers and applicants.
