E-Rate Funding
The Universal Service Fund for Schools and Libraries, popularly known as the "E-Rate," provides all public and private schools and libraries access to affordable telecommunications and advanced technologies. The E-Rate means that the rate or level schools and libraries pay for services (telecommunications services, Internet Access and internal connections) is discounted. Discounts are based on the number of students eligible for the National Free Lunch Program. Schools and libraries in low-income urban communities and rural areas qualify for the highest discounts.The Internet services that AREN provides are eligible services under the E-Rate program for discounts of 20%-90%. AREN will issue a discounted bill for the services to the schools and libraries. E-Rate pays the discounted amounts directly to AREN. AREN has participated in E-Rate each of the past nine E-Rate funding years as a member of a consortium as well as by assisting over forty-six schools and libraries in applying for and receiving E-Rate discounts for Internet services. If your school is interested in applying for E-Rate discounts our staff will be happy to provide a quote for AREN Internet services during your bid process.
Check your E-Rate funding status:
Year 2006 E-Rate Funding Wave Announcements
Year 2007 E-Rate Funding Wave Announcements
Listed below are AREN Clients that benefit from E-Rate funding through the ASA Consortium. K-12
- Alabama School of Fine Arts
- Alabama Institute for the Deaf and the Blind
- Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
- Albertville City Schools
- Alexander City Schools
- Andalusia City Schools
- Anniston City Schools
- Arab City Schools
- Athens City Schools
- Attalla City Schools
- Auburn City Schools
- Autauga County Schools
- Baldwin County Schools
- Barbour County Schools
- Bessemer City Schools
- Bibb County Schools
- Birmingham City Schools
- Blount County Schools
- Boaz City Schools
- Brewton City Schools
- Bullock County Schools
- Butler County Schools
- Calhoun County Schools
- Chambers County Schools
- Cherokee County Schools
- Chilton County Schools
- Choctaw County Schools
- Clarke County Schools
- Clay County Schools
- Cleburne County Schools
- Coffee County Schools
- Colbert County Schools
- Conecuh County Schools
- Coosa County Schools
- Covington County Schools
- Crenshaw County Schools
- Cullman City Schools
- Cullman County Schools
- Dale County Schools
- Daleville City Schools
- Dallas County Schools
- Decatur City Schools
- DeKalb County Schools
- Demopolis City Schools
- Department of Youth Services
- Dothan City Schools
- Elba City Schools
- Elmore County Schools
- Enterprise City Schools
- Escambia County Schools
- Etowah County Schools
- Eufaula City Schools
- Fairfield City Schools
- Fayette County Schools
- Florence City Schools
- Fort Payne City Schools
- Franklin County Schools
- Gadsden City Schools
- Geneva City Schools
- Geneva County Schools
- Greene County Schools
- Guntersville City Schools
- Hale County Schools
- Haleyville City Schools
- Hartselle City Schools
- Henry County Schools
- Homewood City Schools
- Hoover City Schools
- Houston County Schools
- Huntsville City Schools
- Jackson County Schools
- Jacksonville City Schools
- Jasper City Schools
- Jefferson County Schools
- Lamar County Schools
- Lanett City Schools
- Lauderdale County Schools
- Lawrence County Schools
- Lee County Schools
- Leeds City Schools
- Limestone County Schools
- Linden City Schools
- Lowndes County Schools
- Macon County Schools
- Madison City Schools
- Madison County Schools
- Marengo County Schools
- Marion County Schools
- Marshall County Schools
- Midfield City Schools
- Mobile County Schools
- Monroe County Schools
- Montgomery County Schools
- Morgan County Schools
- Mountain Brook City Schools
- Muscle Shoals City Schools
- Oneonta City Schools
- Opelika City Schools
- Opp City Schools
- Oxford City Schools
- Ozark City Schools
- Pell City Schools
- Perry County Schools
- Phenix City Schools
- Pickens County Schools
- Piedmont City Schools
- Pike County Schools
- Randolph County Schools
- Roanoke City Schools
- Russell County Schools
- Russellville City Schools
- Scottsboro City Schools
- Selma City Schools
- Sheffield City Schools
- Shelby County Schools
- St. Clair County Schools
- Sumter County Schools
- Sylacauga City Schools
- Talladega City Schools
- Talladega County Schools
- Tallapoosa County Schools
- Tallassee City Schools
- Tarrant City Schools
- Thomasville City Schools
- Troy City Schools
- Trussville City Schools
- Tuscaloosa City Schools
- Tuscaloosa County Schools
- Tuscumbia City Schools
- Vestavia Hills City Schools
- Walker County Schools
- Washington County Schools
- Wilcox County Schools
- Winfield City Schools
- Winston County Schools
Libraries
- Alabama Public Library Service
- Alabama Supreme Court and Law Library
- Alabama Virtual Library
- Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library (1 branch)
- Athens Public Library
- DeKalb County Public Library
- Enterprise Public Library
- Eufaula Carnegie Library
- Florence Lauderdale Public Library
- Huntsville Madison County Public Library (12 branches)
- Jacksonville Public Library
- Jefferson County Library Cooperative (38 branches)
- Library Management Network
- Muscle Shoals Public Library
- Pell City Public Library
- Piedmont Public Library
- Selma-Dallas County Public Library
- Sheffield Public Library
- Wheeler Basin Regional Library (6 libraries & Decatur Public Library)