E-rate News

September 15, 2022

Fall 2022 Virtual E-rate Trainings Announced

On September 15, 2022, USAC announced Fall 2022 E-rate trainings for applicants and service providers. The USAC trainings will be virtual, and registration is required. The sessions are for E-rate...

September 15, 2022

FY2023 Admin Window Opens October 25

On September 15, 2022, USAC announced that the administrative window for Funding Year 2023 will open on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. The admin window precedes the annual Form 471 filing...

September 13, 2022

Proposed 4th Quarter 2022 Universal Service Contribution Factor

On September 13, 2022, the FCC released the proposed contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2022 at 28.9 percent. The contribution factor requires telecommunications companies to pay a percentage...

September 8, 2022

Additional $81 Million in ECF Funding Committed

On September 7, 2022, the FCC announced that it is committing over $81 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The latest round includes...

September 6, 2022

USAC Projects $8.6B Contribution Base

On September 1, 2022, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) published the quarterly projected revenue base for fourth quarter 2022 contributions. The total 4Q2022 revenue base is $8,624,083,282 based on...

August 31, 2022

August Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On August 31, 2022, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding a number of requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by...

August 30, 2022

Funding Available for Eligible FY2022 E-rate Requests

On August 30, 2022, the FCC announced that there was sufficient funding available to fully fund USAC’s estimated demand for Category One (C1) and Category Two (C2) E-rate requests for...

August 26, 2022

CIPA Compliance Questioned

In a letter to USAC CEO Radha Sekar dated August 18, 2022, US Senator Marsha Blackburn and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote “to ensure that USAC is making certain that...