E-rate News

FY2022 E-rate Application Deadline For New Tribal Libraries Extended

On March 4, 2022, the FCC issued an Order granting a request for waiver of the application filing window deadline for all new Tribal entities that file Form 471 applications...

Motion for Extension of Time on Proposed E-rate Bidding Rules

On March 4, 2022, twenty-seven E-rate stakeholder organizations led by State E-rate Coordinators’ Alliance (SECA) filed a motion for extension of time with the FCC on proposed E-rate competitive bidding...

Rosenworcel Announces Staff Changes

On March 2, 2022, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced staff changes which included an addition to the Office of Legislative Affairs and a transition of leadership in the agency’s Wireline Competition...

EPC Outage Due to System Maintenance

On March 2, 2022, USAC announced that the EPC will be unavailable on Sunday, March 6th between 7:00pm EST through Monday, March 7th at 1:00am EST for monthly system maintenance....

February Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On February 28, 2022, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding on a number of requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken...

Petition Urges FCC to Maintain Local Bidding Rules

E-rate stakeholders are asked to consider signing a petition in support of local competitive bidding rules. The petition is an open letter to the heads of the Federal Communications Commission...

February 25, 2022

Groups Comment on Future of USF

Comments regarding the future of the Universal Service Fund have been submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). A total of 78 comments were submitted in response to a Notice...

February 23, 2022

Additional $86M in ECF Support Committed in Wave 10

On February 23, 2022, the FCC announced another $86 million in ECF funding to support students and library patrons. The Commission indicated that, since its June 2021 launch, the ECF...