JD Supra3d
Supreme Court Confirms That the Federal Claims Act Applies to the FCC's E-rate Program
Last Friday, in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, the Supreme Court unanimously held that requests for ...
JD Supra4d
Supreme Court Allows Treble-Damage False Claims Actions To Proceed Against E-Rate Service Providers
Broadband and telecommunications service providers should redouble efforts to comply with the rules of the FCC's "E-Rate" program that ...
The National Law Review3d
In Win for Qui Tam Whistleblowers, SCOTUS Finds False Claims Act Liability in E-Rate Fraud Case
On February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in the False Claims Act (FCA) case Wisconsin Bell Inc. v.
Education Week9d
Schools May Get Relief From Overcharges After Supreme Court Ruling on E-Rate
The federal E-rate program that funds internet connections in education is subject to a major anti-fraud statute, potentially bolstering schools that have been allegedly overcharged by ...
Business Wire18d
Extreme Expands E-Rate Eligible Solutions to Include Extreme Platform ONE, Empowering K-12 to Uplevel Digital Learning and Scale IT Operations
Extreme's E-Rate eligible solutions, now including Extreme Platform ONE, create foundation for digital learning, help lower ...
Law9d
Supreme Court Rules Against AT&T Entity in False Claims Suit Over E-Rate Program
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held Friday that a whistleblower can bring a federal False Claims Act lawsuit against an AT&T subsidiary over reimbursements from an industry-funded program to ...