E-rate Analysis

by John Harrington

December 7, 2018

Category 2 Bidding Activity Skyrockets

Record number of Form 470s posted for FY19 Category 2 projects foreshadows strong demand.

by John Harrington

November 30, 2018

Consortium Funding Delays Vex States

Nearly half way through the 2018 funding year, 55% of consortium funds are still tied up in review.

by John Harrington

November 9, 2018

E-rate supports 51 million students

116,738 school and library locations currently count on E-rate support for Internet access

by John Harrington

October 26, 2018

Don’t Delay-Ask for FY17 Invoice Extension

$131.5 million at risk due to invoice deadline regulation. Applicants urged to ask for more time.

by Peter Kaplan

October 12, 2018

FY2017 Invoice Deadline: Oct 29, 2018

End of October is due date for payment paperwork for recurring services or to request extension.

by Peter Kaplan

September 28, 2018

Install Deadline for $894 million in Projects

8,000+ applicants face September 30 deadline to complete one-time projects or risk lost funding.

by Peter Kaplan

September 21, 2018

Fiber Pending: 366 applicants, $384 million

3 months into FY18, 88% of requested support for lit, dark and self-provisioned fiber still pending.

by Peter Kaplan

August 17, 2018

Sept. 1 Review Deadline Approaching

$1.07 billion pending as USAC approaches target date to process "workable" funding requests.