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by Brian Stephens

More Than 130,000 Schools and Libraries Supported

In Funding Year 2023, E-rate applicants requested discounts on Internet and data services that will be delivered to 130,649 individual school and library locations nationwide. That figure edges out the...

USAC Releases Cost Projections for Third Quarter 2023

On May 2, 2023, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the third quarter of 2023. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

Support for Tribal Libraries

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in February, the Commission sought comments from E-rate stakeholders on a number of proposed regulatory changes aimed at...

April Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On April 28, 2023, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding several requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by USAC. The...

Additional $21 Million in ECF Support Committed

On April 26, 2023, the FCC announced the commitment of nearly $21 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

UEI Requirement Starts May 12

On April 12, 2023, USAC issued a News Brief indicating that the previously announced Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) requirement for FCC Forms 498 will go into effect on May 12,...

by Brian Stephens

High Demand for Lit Fiber and Switches

In Funding Year 2023, applicants nationwide requested discounts on more than $1.7 billion of Category One lit fiber services, four times more than all other types of Category One service...

by Brian Stephens

Nearly Half of FY2023 Applications Wave Ready

As of April 21, 2023, almost half of the total FY2023 funding requests (FRNs) filed by applicants nationwide are reported to be in “wave ready” status, with another 22% in...