E-rate News

Update For Recent BEAR Denials

On March 11th, 2024, USAC issued an update regarding BEAR denials that were originally issued for reimbursements requests that had a last date to invoice of February 27th and were...

EPC Maintenance Window and Extended Customer Service Hours

USAC recently announced that they will be performing maintenance on the EPC portal and that their Customer Service Center will have additional hours near the end of this year’s application...

USAC Announces 2024 In-Person Training

In addition to fall virtual trainings, USAC plans to hold four in-person E-rate trainings this fall. Registration information and more details will be provided later. Tentative locations and dates are...

Proposed Second Quarter 2024 Universal Service Contribution Factor

On March 14, 2024, the FCC released the proposed contribution factor for second quarter 2024 which will be 32.8 percent. The contribution factor requires telecommunications companies to pay a percentage...

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...