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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Funding waves for FY 2013 and FY 2014 are scheduled this week.
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Various provisions of the E-rate modernization Order become effective on one of four dates, specifically: (1) September 18, 2014; (2) later in 2014 depending upon OMB approval of new
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The SLD’s latest News Brief merely lists the topics to be covered in subsequent News Briefs. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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