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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...

Form 470 Certifications Remain Flat

February 28, 2024 was the official deadline to file and certify Forms 470 for Funding Year 2024 while still allowing the required 28 calendar day competitive bidding period before the...

by Brian Stephens

February 23, 2024

Funding Year 2024 Outpaces 2023

At the halfway mark for the Funding Year 2024 application filing window applicants nationwide had certified 8,967 Forms 471, outpacing FY2023 by 5% and FY2022 by 23%: The increase is...

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 22, 2024

Supporting Cybersecurity in Education: A Call to Action from Los Angeles Unified School District

In an significant move, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is rallying education leaders across the nation to advocate for enhanced cybersecurity measures within our schools and libraries 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...

by Brian Stephens

February 16, 2024

Here When You Need Us

We had a fantastic E-rate Guide Sessions event this week! Schools from around the country joined our Guides for an unscripted Q&A session addressing topics like school bus Wi-Fi, cybersecurity,...

by Brian Stephens

February 16, 2024

$236 Million With Rapidly Approaching Deadline

February 27, 2024 is the BEAR and SPI invoice deadline for more than 13,000 funding requests nationwide. As of February 15, there are $235.5M in committed funds that have not...