E-rate News

June Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On June 30, 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...

Agencies to Promote Awareness of Federal Broadband Funding

On June 24, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Crosby Kemper, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

by John Harrington

E-rate Survey Closing: Last Chance to Impact Policy

Informed decision making is an important principle of effective leadership. It means gathering available facts and information for the purpose of making a good choice. When it comes to the...

FCC to Retire Legacy Commission Registration System – July 15

On May 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a public notice announcing that it will decommission the Legacy Commission Registration System (CORES) on July 15, 2022 at 6pm...

EPC Outage Due to System Maintenance

On June 23, 2022, USAC announced that the EPC will be unavailable on Sunday, June 26th between 7:00pm EST through Monday, June 27th at 1:00am EST for monthly system maintenance....

Congressional Leadership Urged to Secure Additional ECF Funding

On June 21, 2022, Senators Markey, Van Hollen, and Representative Meng sent a letter to Congress urging the Congressional Leadership to secure additional funding to protect student Internet Access. Following...

Certain USAC Customer Service Centers Closed – June 20

On June 17, 2022, USAC announced that certain USAC Customer Service Centers (CSCs) will be closed in observance of Juneteenth. The customer service centers for E-rate, Emergency Connectivity Fund, among...

E-rate Applicants Reminded to Certify Incomplete Form 470

On June 14, 2022, USAC reminded Applicants that any uncertified FY2022 Form 470 in EPC must be completed and certified by June 24, 2022. In their announcement, USAC noted that,...