As the leader of Wynndalco Enterprises LLC, David Andalcio has guided this Chicago-based organization to great success, including in Puerto Rico. In fact, the Chief Information Officer of Puerto Rico's Department of Education recognized Wynndalco and David Andalcio for the company's E-rate services program in 2016.
The E-rate program, operated by the FCC, helps schools and libraries get the technological resources they need through funding from the Universal Service Fund. E-rate funding allows schools and libraries to purchase telecommunications services, such as Internet access, internal connections, and managed internal broadband, at rates as low as one-tenth of the typical market rate.
In the E-rate program, eligible organizations identify their service needs and submit requests for bids to the Universal Service Administrative Company, which in turn forwards those requests to its vendors. Once vendors make their offers, the school or library chooses one and applies for approval. After a purchase is approved, the Universal Service Administrative Company issues funding commitments, and reimburses the vendor or applicant after the installation.
