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by John Harrington

Big Urban Schools and Telco’s Benefit Most Under Proposed ECF

This is a significant moment. The education of millions of students is on the line. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been receiving public comments and working feverishly to craft...

FCC Allows Public View of Draft ECF Rules

The FCC is developing the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program, a one-time program offering $7.171 billion in support to schools and libraries for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Broad Support for ECF Program

Through the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Congress established a $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) for broadband internet service and equipment to support remote learning during...

April Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On April 30, 2021, 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

130,418 Reasons Why E-rate Matters

In Funding Year 2021, E-rate applicants requested discounts on Internet and data services which will be delivered to 130,418 individual school and library locations nationwide. While the amount of funds...

FCC Begins Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Testing

On April 19, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has opened the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) to participating broadband providers for testing. In the news release...

by Brian Stephens

C2 Requests Fuel FY2021 Growth

Applicants nationwide requested $3.1 billion in discounts for Funding Year 2021 services, a five percent increase over FY 2020 requests. While Category One requested amounts declined for the fourth year...

ECF Comments Due April 23

The reply comment deadline for the FCC’s request for comments on the rules and procedures for the Emergency Connectivity Fund will close on April 23, 2021. In the more than...