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ECF Webinar FAQs – April 6

On April 6, 2022, Funds For Learning conducted an Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Webinar. Thank you to all who attended the April 6th ECF Webinar. The ECF Webinar recording and...

FY2022 E-rate Applicant Survey

Your feedback is important. Please take the survey today! It is available here. How have recent events impacted your organization’s technology plans? How important is E-rate funding to your organization?...

Bidding Analysis Presented to FCC E-rate Team

On March 30, 2022, Funds For Learning (FFL) met with the FCC to discuss a recently completed study on the efficacy of the E-rate competitive bidding process. Some of FFL...

Public Notice Announcing Third ECF Window Effective April 4

On April 4, 2022, the Public Notice announcing the third application filing window for the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program was published in the Federal Register by the FCC. The...

FCC Presents Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Estimates

On March 28, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released their Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Estimates to Congress. The Commission is requesting $390,192,000 in budget authority, an increase of $16,192,000...

Report Highlights Success of Current E-rate Competitive Bidding

On March 30, 2022, Funds For Learning published an analysis of the current E-rate competitive bidding system. Over the past five years: Competition has increased 26% Prices for internet access...

USAC Submits Semi-Annual Audit Recovery Report

On March 31, 2022, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) submitted their Semi-Annual Audit Report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As required by the FCC’s Fifth Report and Order,...

FY2021 Annual Report By USAC

On March 31, 2022, USAC released its 2021 Annual Report. The report provides the FCC and Congress details about USAC’s operations, activities, and performance measures regarding its management of the...