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February 2, 2024

National Educational Technology Plan Calls for Closing Digital Access Divide

In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP.) The plan centers around closing the digital divide in three...

February 2, 2024

January Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On February 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...

January 31, 2024

Our Suggestions for a Cybersecurity Pilot

On January 29, 2024, Funds For Learning submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission regarding their proposed $200 million, three year cybersecurity pilot program. Our comments focused on three areas...

January 26, 2024

Mixed Support for E-rate Hotspots

The initial comment deadline for the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate hotspot Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was January 16, 2024. The Commission received more than 60 comments during the initial comment...

January 26, 2024

Cybersecurity Pilot Forms Submitted to OMB

On December 29, 2023, draft forms for the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed cybersecurity pilot program were submitted for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB.) While most draft...

January 26, 2024

How to Apply for School Bus Wi-Fi

In its January 2024 News Brief, USAC provided guidance to schools who will be requesting discounts on school bus Wi-Fi products and services for Funding Year 2024. The Form 471...

by Brian Stephens

January 19, 2024

Congratulations to First Day Filers

The Funding Year 2024 E-rate funding application filing window opened on Wednesday, January 17, and 399 applicants across the country certified 459 FCC Forms 471 on the first day. The...

January 16, 2024

FY2024 E-rate Filing Window Opens

The administrative window closed on January 12 and applicant profiles in EPC are now locked, paving way for FY2024 filing window. The Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year...