E-rate News

ECF Compliance Reminder Issued by FCC

On March 1, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice reminding Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) applicants “about their ongoing obligations to comply with the Program rules, including the...

White House Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy

On March 1, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration released a National Cybersecurity Strategy, a 39-page document citing the need to “make fundamental shifts in how the United States allocates roles, responsibilities,...

Additional $20 Million in ECF Support Committed

On March 1, 2023, the FCC announced it is committing over $20 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

February Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On February 28, 2023, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding several requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by USAC. The...

February 17, 2023

Tribal Applicant NPRM Adopted by FCC

On February 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a previously drafted Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at making “the E-Rate program easier for eligible Tribal applicants to encourage...

February 16, 2023

UEI Requirement for Applicants Coming Soon

In its February 16, 2023 News Brief, USAC announced that starting in the second quarter of 2023, all E-rate applicants must have an active SAM.gov assigned Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)...

February 16, 2023

Additional $24 Million in ECF Support Committed

On February 15, 2023, the FCC announced it is committing over $24 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

February 13, 2023

2022 USF Monitoring Report Released

On February 13, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission released the annual Universal Service Monitoring Report by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics from...