E-rate News

February 2, 2023

Additional $30 Million in ECF Support Committed

On February 1, 2023, the FCC announced it is committing over $30 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

February 2, 2023

Cost Projections for 2^nd Quarter 2023

On January 31, 2023, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the second quarter of 2023. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

February 1, 2023

January Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On January 31, 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...

January 27, 2023

Changes for Tribal Applicants Considered by FCC

On January 26, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission announced the tentative agenda for their February open meeting. Among the items on the agenda was a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

January 27, 2023

Safeguarding K-12 From Cybersecurity Threats

On January 24, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a report and toolkit titled “Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard...

January 20, 2023

Invoice Waivers Granted by FCC

On January 19, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission issued an Order granting 37 appeals and one petition for reconsideration related to the E-rate invoicing process. Stating that “petitioners inadvertently made...

January 19, 2023

Additional $40 Million in ECF Support Committed

On January 19, 2023, the FCC announced it is committing over $40 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

January 18, 2023

FY2023 E-rate Filing Window Opens

The administrative window closed on January 16 and applicant profiles in EPC are now locked, paving way for FY2023 filing window. The Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year...