E-rate Analysis

Report Highlights Success of Current E-rate Competitive Bidding

On March 30, 2022, Funds For Learning published an analysis of the current E-rate competitive bidding system. Over the past five years: Competition has increased 26% Prices for internet access...

by John Harrington

E-rate Wi-Fi Demand Has Doubled in Five Years

The 2022 E-rate filing window closed March 22. Based on preliminary data, there were 20,927 applicants who submitted funding requests for 131,716 school and library sites across the United States...

by John Harrington

February 18, 2022

Robust Competition for New E-rate Services

Schools and libraries are actively seeking proposals for E-rate eligible goods and services. February 22, 2022, is the deadline to post a Form 470 notifying vendors that proposals are being...

by John Harrington

January 21, 2022

Applicants Posting E-rate RFPs

Schools and libraries nationwide have posted 11,565 requests for competitive bids for E-rate eligible goods and services. Known as the FCC Form 470, the deadline to post requests for proposals...

by Alfred Njuguna

December 10, 2021

82% of ECF Applicants Receive Commitments

The FCC has committed over $3.2 billion of the $5.16 billion requested by applicants in the first Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) filing window. Funds For Learning analysis shows that 82%...

by John Harrington

November 15, 2021

Record E-rate Funding by Nov 15

A total of $2.4 billion has been committed for E-rate funding year 2021. This is the fastest that USAC has ever awarded this amount. In the entire history of the...

by John Harrington

November 10, 2021

No More Guessing: $4.51 Billion Needed Yearly for Homework Gap

This year’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has provided a much-needed infusion of laptop computers and Wi-Fi hotspots to keep K-12 students and library patrons connected to the Internet. But that...

by John Harrington

November 5, 2021

12.9 million devices requested via ECF

Schools and libraries have requested support for 12.9 million devices via the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF). There were two ECF filing windows in 2021. Reviewing the applications sheds light on...