On April 27, 2022, several stakeholders filed comments on E-rate competitive bidding. The initial comments were due on April 27, 2022 after a 30-day extension period. The FCC had previously established March 28, 2022 as the deadline following the E-rate bidding portal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) publication in the Federal Register on January 27.

 

E-rate stakeholders that submitted comments include:

American Library Association (ALA)Rural Companies
California K12 High Speed Network (K12HSN)School District of Lancaster
Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS)State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA)
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB)
HWC ConsultantsSouth Dakota Department of Education
Illinois Office of BroadbandState of Nebraska Dept. of Administrative Services
INCOMPASVerizon
KY Department of EducationWisconsin Dept. Public Instruction
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictWTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband

Reply comments are due May 27, 2022