E-rate News

September 29, 2021

Stakeholders Submit FY2022 Draft ESL Comments

The deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission’s draft Eligible Services List for Funding Year 2022 was September 27, 2021. Multiple comments were submitted to the Commission,...

September 28, 2021

Second ECF Filing Window Now Open

On September 28, 2021, the FCC announced the opening of the second 15-day ECF application filing window. The window is open from September 28 to October 13, allowing eligible schools...

September 28, 2021

Senators Urge Biden to Appoint Rosenworcel Permanent FCC Chair

On September 22, 2021, twenty-five Senators sent a letter to President Biden emphasizing support for the President to appoint Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to a full term as FCC Commissioner...

September 27, 2021

FCC Seeks Comments on ECF Forms

On September 24, 2021, the FCC published a Notice in the Federal Register seeking comments from stakeholders as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by...

September 24, 2021

First Wave of ECF Funding Commitments to Connect Over 3.6M Students

On September 24, 2021, the FCC announced the first funding wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program to connect over 3.6 million students. The FCC committed over $1.2 Billion in...

September 21, 2021

Late-Filed ECF Applications to be Processed During Second Window

On September 21, 2021, the FCC released a public notice directing Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to review and process Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Form 471s that were filed after...

September 21, 2021

Deadline: Draft Eligible Services List Comments Due

On August 27, 2021, the FCC released a public notice seeking comment on proposed Eligible Services List (ESL) for FY2022. Stakeholders are encouraged to file comments on or before the...

September 15, 2021

EPC Outage Due to System Maintenance

On September 15, 2021, USAC announced that they will be conducting their monthly system maintenance from Sunday, September 19 at 7pm EST through Monday, September 20 at 1am EST. EPC...