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FY2022 Application Filing Window Closes Soon

Applicants and service providers are reminded that the Funding Year 2022 Form 471 filing window will close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Last-minute filers are encouraged...

E-rate Program FY2022 Funding Cap $4.5 Billion

On March 14, 2022, the FCC announced that the E-rate program funding cap for FY2022 will be $4.456 billion. This is a 4.2% inflation-adjusted increase from FY2021 cap of $4.276...

ECF Service Deadline Officially Extended to 2023

On March 14, 2022, the Federal Register published an Order granting, in part, the petition for waiver filed by a group of ECF stakeholders by waiving and extending the service...

by John Harrington

Current Events Demonstrate Importance of Internet Access

Watching Russia attack and invade Ukraine, I am astounded by the impact that instantaneous information is having on the war. Normal, everyday citizens from around the globe are sharing reports,...

Nearly $64 Million in ECF Support Committed

On March 7, 2022, the FCC announced another round of ECF funding commitments. In its eleventh Wave of ECF program support, the Commission committed $63,613,404.33. To date, the program has...

FY2022 E-rate Application Deadline For New Tribal Libraries Extended

On March 4, 2022, the FCC issued an Order granting a request for waiver of the application filing window deadline for all new Tribal entities that file Form 471 applications...

Motion for Extension of Time on Proposed E-rate Bidding Rules

On March 4, 2022, twenty-seven E-rate stakeholder organizations led by State E-rate Coordinators’ Alliance (SECA) filed a motion for extension of time with the FCC on proposed E-rate competitive bidding...

by John Harrington

In 2014, FCC Said Not to Upload All E-rate Bids. Why Change Now?

The FCC has proposed a federal takeover of the local E-rate bidding process for internet access and Wi-Fi. The new rules would require all vendor proposals be submitted to USAC...