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by Funds For Learning
October 15, 2026

Commenters Say Keep E-rate. They Split on the Details.

In June, the FCC asked whether E-rate’s mission is complete. Of the 2,514 filings in WC Docket 26-133 that took a position on the program’s future, 2,479 (98.6 percent) urged...
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by Cathy Cruzan
October 13, 2026

What We Told the FCC About E-rate’s Future

On October 12, Funds For Learning filed comments in the FCC’s review of the E-rate program, WC Docket No. 26-133. The Commission is asking bigger questions than usual this time,...
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by Cathy Cruzan
October 7, 2026

USAC Reform Comments Are In. Applicants and Carriers Agree on the Big Risks.

Twenty-one organizations, Funds For Learning among them, filed initial comments by September 30 in the FCC’s review of how USAC runs the Universal Service Fund (WC Docket No. 26-173, FCC...
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Tim Bethke
by Tim Bethke
September 30, 2026

One in Four E-rate Funding Requests Choose BEAR

In the first year applicants had to pick their invoicing method up front, more than 11,500 requests, representing $491 million in commitments, chose to pay their providers and seek reimbursement...
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by Cathy Cruzan
September 30, 2026

USAC Is Working. We Asked the FCC to Make It Faster and Fairer.

Funds For Learning filed comments today in WC Docket No. 26-173, the FCC’s review of how the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) runs the Universal Service Fund. Our message was...
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by Cathy Cruzan
September 3, 2026

Nearly Half of FY2026 E-rate Dollars Are Still Waiting on a Decision

Nearly half of the dollars requested for Funding Year 2026 are still waiting on a decision, the highest share in six years of data. Every fall, school and library leaders...
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John Harrington, CEMP
by John Harrington
August 12, 2026

Managed Internal Broadband Services: Who Actually Uses It

E-rate Analysis · Category Two The FCC is asking whether MIBS should stay on the Eligible Services List. Twelve years of program data give a clear answer about who would...
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by Funds For Learning
May 13, 2026

Five Years of E-Rate Procurement: A Program That Works

Funds For Learning recently completed a five-year analysis of E-rate competitive procurement, drawing on Form 471 line item data from Funding Years 2022 through 2026 in E-rate Manager, our proprietary E-rate data tool, along with...
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