As of October 1, 2020, there have been 293 applicants who have submitted E-rate applications for additional internet bandwidth required due to COVID-19. The requests are intended for school locations that have experienced an uptick in the bandwidth they require. To date, a total of $5.69 million has been requested to support 1,275 sites at sites in 40 different states. The deadline to submit applications is October 16, 2020.
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Historically, most applications are submitted in the closing days of a filing window and it is expected that this filing window will follow a similar pattern.