April 29, 2022

Stakeholders File Comments on E-rate Competitive Bidding

On April 27, 2022, several stakeholders filed comments on E-rate competitive bidding. The initial comments were due on April 27, 2022 after a 30-day extension period. The FCC had previously established March 28, 2022 as the deadline following the E-rate bidding portal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) publication in the Federal Register on January 27.

E-rate stakeholders that submitted comments include:

American Library Association (ALA)	Rural Companies
California K12 High Speed Network (K12HSN)	School District of Lancaster
Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS)	State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA)
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)	Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB)
HWC Consultants	South Dakota Department of Education
Illinois Office of Broadband	State of Nebraska Dept. of Administrative Services
INCOMPAS	Verizon
KY Department of Education	Wisconsin Dept. Public Instruction
Los Angeles Unified School District	WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband

Reply comments are due May 27, 2022

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