Jane Fisher

1 month ago | fcablog.sidley.com | Scott Stein |Jaime Jones |Joseph R. LoCascio |Jane Fisher

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, holding that reimbursement requests submitted to the private corporation administering the E-Rate program are FCA “claims,” because the Treasury provided a portion of the pool of funds used to pay the requests.  We previously reported on the oral argument before the Court here. The E-Rate program subsidizes internet and other telecommunications services for schools and libraries.