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November 18, 2021

FCC Seeks Comment on Affordable Connectivity Program

On November 18, 2021, the FCC released a public notice seeking comment on the implementation of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and a timeline for its rapid implementation. The ACP...

November 17, 2021

E-rate Program Legacy Systems and E-File Systems Outage

On November 17, 2021, USAC announced that the E-rate program legacy systems and E-File will be unavailable from 9:00pm EST on Friday, November 19th through 12:00pm EST on Saturday, November...

by John Harrington

November 15, 2021

Record E-rate Funding by Nov 15

A total of $2.4 billion has been committed for E-rate funding year 2021. This is the fastest that USAC has ever awarded this amount. In the entire history of the...

by Alfred Njuguna

November 12, 2021

Celebrating the 2021 Leadership Development Event

Funds For Learning in conjunction with Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW) had the privilege of hosting the 2021 Leadership Development: Moving Forward with Resilience Virtual Forum event. The...

November 11, 2021

Rosenworcel Nomination Hearing Scheduled for Nov 17

The Senate Commerce Committee will convene an executive session on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 10:00am to consider several measures. Following the executive session, the committee will hold a nomination...

by John Harrington

November 10, 2021

No More Guessing: $4.51 Billion Needed Yearly for Homework Gap

This year’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has provided a much-needed infusion of laptop computers and Wi-Fi hotspots to keep K-12 students and library patrons connected to the Internet. But that...

November 9, 2021

Another $421 Million Committed for ECF

On November 8, 2021, the FCC announced another round of ECF commitments. The Commission committed over $421 million, bringing the total program commitments to over $3.05 billion. The FCC stated...

November 8, 2021

SHLB Coalition Voices Support for Cybersecurity

On November 1, 2021, the SHLB Coalition met with FCC Commissioner Simington and his advisers to discuss E-rate, Universal Service Fund (USF), and other issues. According to the Ex Parte...