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January 25, 2022

FCC Releases Affordable Connectivity Program Rules

On January 21, 2022, the FCC released the final rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) which builds upon the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), to offer eligible low-income households...

January 25, 2022

Free E-rate Manager® Tool Availability Postponed

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Free E-rate Manager® Tool for Applicants will be available to schools and libraries across the nation in February 2022. Prior announcements indicated that the tool...

by John Harrington

January 21, 2022

Applicants Posting E-rate RFPs

Schools and libraries nationwide have posted 11,565 requests for competitive bids for E-rate eligible goods and services. Known as the FCC Form 470, the deadline to post requests for proposals...

January 21, 2022

2021 USF Monitoring Report Released

On January 14, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the annual Universal Service Monitoring Report by the Federal-State Universal Service Joint Board. The Monitoring Report highlights trends and statistics...

by John Harrington

January 14, 2022

FCC Aims to Nationalize K-12 Purchasing

The FCC is proposing a sweeping change to the E-rate funding program: nationalizing internet procurement for all K-12 schools and libraries who participate. This shift away from local autonomy for...

January 12, 2022

FY2022 E-rate Filing Window Opens

The Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year 2022 opens today at noon Eastern time and will close at 11:59 p.m. on March 22, 2022. The last date that...

January 10, 2022

Over $361M in Additional ECF Support Committed

On January 10, 2022, the FCC announced the seventh funding wave of the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. The latest committed amount was over $361 million, that’s about $155 million in...

January 10, 2022

USAC Announces Filing Window Webinars

On January 10, 2022, USAC announced that it will be conducting a series of webinars focused on E-rate topics related to Form 470 and 471. In their special News Brief,...