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FY2021 Procurement Slows

The deadline to file FCC Forms 470 while still allowing 28 days for competitive bidding before the projected close of the FY2021 Form 471 filing window was February 25, 2021. ...

Calls for Modern, Unified Broadband Standard

On March 4, 2021, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sent a letter to several federal agencies including the Department of...

EBB Vendor Registration Deadline Announced

On March 4, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice announcing milestone dates for non-eligible telecommunications carriers (non-ETCs) to submit priority applications to participate in the Emergency Broadband...

February 26, 2021

FCC Releases EBB Report and Order

On February 25, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission released a Report and Order officially establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program. Funded from a $3.2 billion connectivity fund created by...

February 26, 2021

Overwhelming Support for E-rate Remote Learning

The reply comment deadline for the FCC’s Public Notice seeking input on the use of E-rate funds to close the homework gap closed on February 23, 2021. The Commission received...

February 26, 2021

February Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On February 26, 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...

February 19, 2021

$130M At Risk As Invoice Deadline Looms

February 25, 2021 marks the invoice deadline for Funding Year 2019 recurring services, after an automatic 120 day extension granted by the FCC due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With one...

February 19, 2021

FFL Comments on Remote Learning and EBB

This week, Funds For Learning filed comments to the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Notice seeking input on the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning, as well as reply...