E-rate News

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...

February 2, 2015

USAC Issues Quarterly Report – $1.57B Available for Future Years

On January 30, 2015, USAC released their latest quarterly report with projections for the second quarter of 2015. The SLD estimates that they have $1.57 billion from previous years that...

January 22, 2015

USAC Schools and Libraries Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda

Each quarter, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee holds meetings to provide policy guidance to the SLD on a variety of E-rate topics. The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for...

January 14, 2015

FY 2015 E-rate Filing Window Open

The FY 2015 E-rate filing window opened January 14th at noon Eastern Time. The application filing window will be open for 72 days, closing on March 26th, 2015 at 11:59...