E-rate news and analysis.

August 2026

AUG 4, 2026 Start Your Category One Bidding Prep the First Week Back at School Funding windows AUG 4, 2026 Your Back-to-School E-rate Checklist: What to Sort Out Now PIA & reviews

July 2026

JUL 28, 2026 5 Ways the April 2026 Order Makes E-rate a Little Easier Policy & FCC JUL 28, 2026 A Look Inside a Category Two PIA Review: What Is Checked PIA & reviews JUL 28, 2026 What Your E-rate Funding Depends On, Explained: Enrollment, NSLP, and the Discount Matrix Commentary JUL 21, 2026 Five Ways to Keep Your Category Two Project on Track this Summer Funding windows JUL 21, 2026 Category Two Service Substitutions: What Qualifies, and How to Protect Your Funding Compliance JUL 21, 2026 How Your E-rate Reimbursements Are Paid Change in August. Here’s What to Do Policy & FCC JUL 21, 2026 Another Wide-Ranging Review Is on the Table. Your Deadlines and Filings Continue as Normal. PIA & reviews JUL 15, 2026 If We Pulled the Plug Tomorrow, What Would Students Lose? Policy & FCC JUL 14, 2026 Watch What’s Eligible: What USAC Removed from FY2025 Requests Funding windows JUL 14, 2026 Lots of E-rate News Lately. Here’s What’s Still the Same for FY2026. Funding windows JUL 14, 2026 Your FY2027 Form 470 Hasn’t Changed Much. Here’s How to Get a Head Start. Funding windows JUL 8, 2026 FY2026 E-rate Records: What to Keep, and for How Long Funding windows JUL 7, 2026 Fielding a PIA Question About a Tax or Fee? Start Here. PIA & reviews JUL 7, 2026 When Your Enrollment Number Changes, Your Funding Can Too. PIA & reviews JUL 7, 2026 What This Month’s E-rate Appeal Decisions Mean for Your Next Filing PIA & reviews JUL 1, 2026 Next Year’s Draft Eligible Services List Is Out, with a Few Services in Question Policy & FCC JUL 1, 2026 Preparing for FY2027: Don’t Let Bidding Season Catch You Off Guard. Funding windows JUL 1, 2026 Happy New Year! FY2026 Has Started. Here’s What to Do Now. Funding windows