E-rate News

November 22, 2022

BEAR and SPI Changes Postponed

On November 21, 2022, USAC issued a special edition news brief announcing that the invoicing process changes to be implemented as part of their “E-rate System Consolidation” project would be...

November 22, 2022

Cybersecurity Pilot Proposal Presented to FCC Chair’s Office

On November 21, 2022, Funds For Learning met with representatives of the Office of Chairwoman Rosenworcel to discuss a pilot program to strengthen school and library networks with additional support...

November 17, 2022

Cybersecurity Pilot Program Proposed

On November 15, 2022, Funds For Learning submitted a straightforward proposal for a pilot cybersecurity E-rate program. The basic request is that the Federal Communications Commission would: Provide funding for...

November 17, 2022

ECF Commitments Pass $6B Mark

On November 16, 2022, the USAC issued almost $84 million in Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) commitments, bringing the total program funding commitments to $6.05 billion. Over the course of three...

November 15, 2022

Errors in EPC Impacting E-rate Form 470 Certification

On November 14, 2022, USAC announced that E-rate applicants are currently unable to complete certification of Form 470 in EPC. USAC is actively working to resolve the issue. Updated: 11/16/2022...

November 11, 2022

UEI Requirement on Form 498 Coming in November

USAC is set to update the Form 498 on November 16, 2022, for all service providers. The update will require entities to have an active SAM.gov assigned Unique Entity Identifier...

November 11, 2022

USAC Releases FY2022 Admin Procedures

On October 31, 2022, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) submitted its administrative procedures to the Federal Communications Commission. The report is released annually to comply with the FCC’s 5th...

November 2, 2022

Additional $183 Million in ECF Support Announced

On November 2, 2022, the FCC announced it is committing nearly $183 million in new funding rounds through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The Commission noted that, the funding...