E-rate News

FCC Approves FY 2015 PIA Procedures

The FCC has notified USAC that the FY 2015 PIA Procedures have been approved. This action leads the way for the USAC to begin approving the FY 2015 Form 471...

FY 2015 Requested Amount Tops $1 Billion

E-rate applicants have requested $1.1 billion in funding for Funding Year 2015 as of March 27th, 2015. To date approximately 47% of the applicants which submitted a Form 471 for...

SHLB Releases Broadband Progress Report

The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) released a report detailing the progress of the FCC's National Broadband Plan five years after its initial release...

Peter Taylor Named USAC CIO

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has announced that Peter Taylor will be the new Vice President and Chief Information Officer...

FY 2015 E-rate Filing Deadline Formally Extended

The Funding Year 2015 E-rate filing window has officially been extended to April 16, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT...

FFL Shares Filing Deadline Survey Results

Funds For Learning CEO John Harrington has shared the results of our recent FY 2015 Filing Window Deadline Survey with both USAC and the FCC...

February 26, 2015

Last Date to Start FY 2015 E-rate Procurement

In order to be compliant with the competitive bidding rules, applicants need to post an FCC Form 470 at least 28 days before the annual E-rate filing window closes...

February 12, 2015

FCC Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request

The FCC has released their Fiscal Year 2016 Budget request to Congress for consideration. The Commission is seeking $25M to provide additional oversight of the Universal Service programs, which includes...