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by Brian Stephens

Home Connectivity Study Shows Higher Traffic, Lower Speeds After School Hours

On July 14, 2022, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) released its 2022 Student Home Connectivity Study, a report highlighting “at-home internet connectivity, with a special focus on the home-to-school...

Additional $266M in ECF Support Committed

On July 13, 2022, the FCC announced over $266 million in two new funding rounds through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The two rounds saw over $254 million committed...

FY2023 FCC Form 470 Available in EPC July 1

On June 23, 2022, USAC announced that the FY2023 Form 470 will be available online via the E-rate Productivity Center (EPC) beginning July 1. Applicants are required to wait for...

by Brian Stephens

Happy New Year! FY2022 Starts Strong

Funding Year 2022 officially started on July 1, 2022, and schools and libraries across the country are going into the new E-rate year with more committed funds at the start...

Additional $159 Million in ECF Support Committed

On June 30, 2022, the FCC announced nearly $159 million in Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) support. The Commission committed nearly $2 million from the first and second application window and...

June Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On June 30, 2022, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding a number of requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by...

Agencies to Promote Awareness of Federal Broadband Funding

On June 24, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Crosby Kemper, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to...

by John Harrington

E-rate Survey Closing: Last Chance to Impact Policy

Informed decision making is an important principle of effective leadership. It means gathering available facts and information for the purpose of making a good choice. When it comes to the...