E-rate News

January 16, 2014

Universal Service to Receive Anti-Deficiency Act Exemption

Congress has again agreed to exempt the Universal Service Fund from the Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) until December 31, 2015 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. New interpretation...

January 9, 2014

E-rate Filing Window Opens for 2014

The Funding Year 2014 Form 471 filing window will officially open at noon EST on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, and will close at 11:59 pm EDT on Wednesday, March 26,...

December 30, 2013

FCC Releases New E-rate Forms

On December 30, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the FCC's revisions to the Form 479, 486 and 500 as well as their instructions. The online version...

December 24, 2013

FCC Releases 2013 USF Trend Report

Every year, the FCC releases the Universal Service Monitoring Report prepared by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics from the four Universal Service...

December 20, 2013

Reform Coalition Reps Meet with Wheeler’s Staff

On Dec. 19, 2013, legal counsel representing the E-rate Reform Coalition met with the legal advisor to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. The Coalition represents some of the largest school systems...

December 19, 2013

FCC Extends Comment Deadline on Form 471 Instructions

On December 19, 2013 the FCC issued a Public Notice extending the Form 471 instructions comment deadline to January 2, 2014. On December 18, 2013, the Office of Management and...

December 19, 2013

USAC to Release New FY 2014 Form 470

On December 19, 2013 the SLD announced that a revised Form 470 will be released on Friday, December 20, 2013. The SLD is advising applicants: If you have started an...

December 19, 2013

Members of Congress Send E-rate Letter to FCC

On December 18, 2013, twenty six Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the FCC urging the Commissioners to take "swift action" to reform the E-rate program....