E-rate News

Interim SPIN Available for FY2024 Form 471 Submissions

In a recent news brief, USAC announced that starting March 13, 2024 an interim Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) will be available to applicants who are unsure which SPIN to...

FY2024 E-rate Funding Cap $4.94 Billion

On March 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission announced that the E-rate program funding cap for FY2024 will be $4.940 billion. This is a 3.6% inflation-adjusted increase from FY2023 cap...

April is Last Full Month for Affordable Connectivity Program

On March 4, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice announcing that the last full month of benefit under the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will be April 2024...

Timely Filed BEARs Denied by USAC

On February 29th, 2024, USAC denied 635 BEAR and SPI detail lines on forms affecting 139 applicants and totaling $9.7M. The denied forms all had a last date to invoice...

FCC Responds to Bus Wi-Fi Court Case

On February 6, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission filed a motion to dismiss and to suspend merits briefing in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after...

February Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On March 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...

February 23, 2024

Cybersecurity Listening Session for Tribal Applicants

On February 22, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice inviting Tribal E-rate applicants to attend a listening session hosted by the FCC’s Office of Native Affairs and...

February 16, 2024

How to Handle Spam and “Robobids”

On February 15, 2024, USAC provided guidance to applicants regarding “unresponsive bids, ‘SPAM’ bids, and ‘robobids’” received in response to E-rate Form 470 procurements. Noting that applicants can disqualify bids...