What is the E-Rate Program?

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.

Wynndalco Helps PRDE Revitalize E-Rate Program

David Andalcio leverages more than three decades of experience to his position as the CEO of Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC, which offers innovative solutions to clients in the fields of information technology and engineering. He leads the company in its attempt to revitalize the Puerto Rico Department of Education's (PRDE) E-Rate program. Committed to ensuring that students and teachers have access to technological tools for success, David Andalcio and his staff provide advice designed to boost the program’s efficiency and exceed expectations. In addition, they aim to help the program achieve new milestones. 

The changes implemented by the team have led to promising results for the E-Rate program, such as an annual increase in E-Rate funding and a reduction in the time required for disbursements. The Wynndalco team’s efforts have also aided in the development and approval of a technology plan to guide PRDE, and it has driven the organization’s compliance. Moreover, the program helped lead to more than $100 million in funding between the 2009 and 2015 fiscal years.