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by John Harrington
April 7, 2017

Pace of Form 471s Lags Prior Years

With five weeks to go, applicants are urged to begin filing their 2017 requests
Applicant Forms Trends
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by John Harrington
March 31, 2017

Still Time to Post E-rate Form 470s

Applicants should post their Form 470 for new FY2017 goods and services
Applicant FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Trends
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by Peter Kaplan
March 24, 2017

FY2015 Hits $2.5B Disbursement Milestone

Applicants receive record level of discounts, including $0.96 billion for on-campus networks
Funding Commitments FY 2015 Trends
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by John Harrington
March 17, 2017

Category 2 Budget Caps Adjusted for 2017

USF inflation adjustment increases max discounts for on-campus network goods and services
Applicant C2 Budget Category Two FY 2017
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by John Harrington
March 10, 2017

FY2016 Applications Still Pending

$2.3 billion is committed for FY2016, but more than $800 million is still pending.
Applicant Funding Commitments FY2016 Trends
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by John Harrington
March 3, 2017

More Applicants File at Start of Window

Hundreds of schools and libraries filed funding requests during first four days of FY2017 window
Applicant Filing Window FY 2017
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by John Harrington
February 24, 2017

E-rate Now More Than Ever

Record $2.45 billion in support provided to public and private schools (and libraries) in FY2015
Funding Commitments FY2015 FY2016 Trends
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by Verlyne Jolley
February 17, 2017

Time Running Out for EPC Changes

Feb 26 is deadline to request new BENs and change site info. Only 4 business days left.
Applicant EPC FY 2017 USAC
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