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by Brian Stephens

FY2023 Bidding Starts Strong

As of July 31, 2022, E-rate applicants nationwide had certified 256 FCC Forms 470, a 17% increase over FY2022 and the highest number in the same time period since FY2020....

SECA Requests Bus Wi-Fi Clarifications

On August 3, 2022, the State E-rate Coordinators’ Alliance (SECA) submitted an ex parte filing to the Federal Communications Commission posing a series of questions related to the Commission’s proposal...

Fourth Quarter 2022 Cost Projections

On August 2, 2022, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the fourth quarter of 2022. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

July Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On July 29, 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...

by Brian Stephens

In Appreciation of CIOs

On July 22, the Funds For Learning E-rate Guides had the honor of hosting an interview session with Cory Boggs, Chief Information Technology Officer at Putnam City Schools in Oklahoma...

Additional $77 Million in ECF Support Committed

On July 27, 2022, the FCC announced that it is committing over $77 million in two new funding rounds through the ECF program. The latest funding commitments support applications from...

FCC Grants ECF Deadline Waivers

On July 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission adopted an Order granting two waiver requests for applicants who reduced Emergency Connectivity Fund funding requests prior to the FCC’s extension of...

by Brian Stephens

ECF Disbursements Lag Behind Commitments

As of July 21, 2022, USAC had issued more than $5.5B in funding commitments for the Emergency Connectivity Fund. Despite rapid commitments, however, the amount disbursed through the program seems...