As of March 31, 2023, the total disbursements authorized in the Emergency Connectivity Fund program crossed the $3 billion threshold:
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USAC authorizes ECF disbursements two to three times per month, with an average of $60.2 billion per authorization. To date, 54% of the ECF disbursements were made via the BEAR invoicing method.
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