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by John Harrington

Record Level of Wi-Fi Investment

K-12 schools and public libraries are investing in new computer networks at a record level. As reported on E-rate applications, the average Category Two investment per facility soared to $32,073...

Additional $37M in ECF Support Committed

On April 19, 2022, the FCC announced that it has committed an additional $37 million in its thirteenth wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund program support. According to the FCC, this...

FFL Discusses E-rate Competitive Bidding

On April 14, 2022, Funds For Learning (FFL) met with the FCC to discuss the current E-rate competitive bidding process. FFL stated the existing E‐rate competitive bidding rules should not...

by John Harrington

Soaring Demand for K-12 Wi-Fi Networks

The annual E-rate filing window serves as a barometer for trends in internet access and educational technology resources for K-12 schools and public libraries. This spring’s E-rate application period has...

by Julie Fitzgerald

Amplifying for the Power of One

Education leaders, state education technology leaders, technology experts and business partners from across the country gathered this year in Nashville for CoSN 2022. CoSN is the Consortium for School Networking,...

Rosenworcel Responds to Congress on Changes to E-rate

On April 7, 2022, FCC Chairwoman, Jessica Rosenworcel, sent a letter to four members of Congress in response to their letter, dated March 11, 2022, asking the FCC to take...

FCC Grants Requests for Waiver on Late Filing of Form 471

On April 11, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted fifteen requests for waiver of the Commission rules regarding late filing of Forms 471 for funding years 2018 and 2019...

FCC Announces Transition from DUNS to UEI for SAM.gov

On April 6, 2022, the FCC announced a transition from the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for SAM.gov effective April 4, 2022. In...