E-rate News

January 25, 2022

FCC Releases Affordable Connectivity Program Rules

On January 21, 2022, the FCC released the final rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) which builds upon the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), to offer eligible low-income households...

January 25, 2022

Free E-rate Manager® Tool Availability Postponed

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Free E-rate Manager® Tool for Applicants will be available to schools and libraries across the nation in February 2022. Prior announcements indicated that the tool...

January 21, 2022

2021 USF Monitoring Report Released

On January 14, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the annual Universal Service Monitoring Report by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics...

January 12, 2022

FY2022 E-rate Filing Window Opens

The Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year 2022 opens today at noon Eastern time and will close at 11:59 p.m. on March 22, 2022. The last date that...

January 10, 2022

Over $361M in Additional ECF Support Committed

On January 10, 2022, the FCC announced the seventh funding wave of the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. The latest committed amount was over $361 million, that’s about $155 million in...

January 10, 2022

USAC Announces Filing Window Webinars

On January 10, 2022, USAC announced that it will be conducting a series of webinars focused on E-rate topics related to Form 470 and 471. In their special News Brief,...

January 4, 2022

Waiver Requests of ECF Reimbursement Cap Addressed

On January 4, 2022, the FCC released an Order addressing seven requests for waiver and review of the $400 maximum reasonable support amount for connected devices reimbursed through the Emergency...

January 4, 2022

FY2022 Administrative Window Closes Jan. 10

Applicants are reminded that the Administrative Window for updating applicant profile information in USAC’s EPC system will be closing on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The annual Form...