E-Rate Audits

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) routinely perform audits of beneficiaries of the Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism (the E-rate).
The purpose of these audits is to ensure that beneficiaries and service providers receiving financial support under the E-rate are complying with FCC rules and regulations.
Many of the audit sites are randomly selected, and the selection process is designed to provide a wide variety of entities with regard to applicant size, discount percentage, and geographic location.
Selection for an audit is not necessarily an indication that USAC believes problems exist.

Available Downloads

E-rate Audits Presentation
Powerpoint created by Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa. Meant to provide information about what may be expected if your library were selected for an e-rate audit.

Related Sites

Schools and Library Reference Area
The primary purposes of audits are to ensure compliance with FCC rules and program requirements and to assist in the prevention and detection of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Best Practices
To assist applicants and service providers to comply with program rules, USAC has prepared this list. USAC encourages all program participants to review this document and implement the recommended practices.
Site Visit
USAC randomly selects about 80 school and library sites for visits each month based on recent disbursements. The site visit preparation tips on USAC’s website provide information to help applicants plan for the site visit and avoid time-consuming follow-up that can result when equipment and documents are not accessible during the visit.

Last modified March 14, 2008 10:26 AM