E-rate News

Summer Deferral Period Starts, May 24

On May 23, 2024, USAC announced that their “summer deferral” period starts Friday, May 24. During the deferral period, which runs from the Friday before Memorial Day through the Friday...

Rosenworcel Responds to Congress’ E-rate Inquiry

On May 22, 2024, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel sent a letter to members of Congress regarding the expansion of the E-rate program to fund Wi-Fi access on school buses and...

USAC Releases Cost Projections for Third Quarter 2024

On May 2, 2024, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the third quarter of 2024. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

USAC to Fully Fund Eligible FY2024 C1 and C2 Requests

On May 14, 2024, the FCC notified USAC that there is sufficient funding to fund every eligible Category One and Category Two Form 471 application. The FCC stated that the...

Joint Boards Member Appointments Order Adopted by FCC

On May 2, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order announcing newly appointed members to two key joint boards: the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service and the...

USAC Releases FY2024 Wave 2

On May 2nd 2024, USAC released the second funding commitment wave for FY2024. This included $157.7M in commitments for 763 applicants on 1,249 funding requests. 86% of the commitments were...

April Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On May 1, 2024, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by USAC. The FCC...

$972 Million Committed in First FY2024 Funding Wave

On April 27, 2024, USAC released the first wave of Funding Commitment Decision Letters for Funding Year 2024. FY2024 Wave 001 commitments totaled nearly $972 Million, with $140 Million canceled,...