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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...

Inconsistencies in Open Data FRN Status

Starting around March 1st, 2024, E-rate Manager began detecting data inconsistencies and duplicate funding request records in USAC’s Open Data tool. Delayed Funding Request Data Until around 8:30am EST on...

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...