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SEP 29, 2026 · POLICY & FCC

E-rate Bidding Portal Rules Are Now Official. Here Is What That Means for You.

The paperwork is done. On September 24, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau announced (DA 26-1030) that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the final pieces of the E-rate competitive bidding portal rules. With that approval, all of the portal rules the Commission adopted […]

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At Long Last – The Applications

12/11/1997 - The long-awaited application forms for the federal government The long-awaited application forms for the federal government's E-rate program are finally being mailed to the schools and libraries that will have to complete them....

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