E-rate News

by Funds For Learning

Next Year’s Draft Eligible Services List Is Out, with a Few Services in Question

The FCC has released the draft Eligible Services List (ESL) for Funding Year 2027, the list of services E-rate will fund next year. The draft, published June 30, 2026, proposes...

by Funds For Learning

Full E-rate Review Text Has Been Released: Still Nothing You Need to File Today.

The FCC has released the full text of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking opening a review of the E-rate program. Here is what applicants should know. First, the practical matter:...

by Funds For Learning

A Review of E-rate Is Launched: Your Filings and Deadlines Are Not Affected

Today the FCC began a wide-ranging review of the E-rate program. If you count on E-rate to connect your schools or your libraries, here is the most important thing to...

by Funds For Learning

E-rate Advocates File Ex Partes with FCC Commissioners Ahead of Vote

With the FCC’s draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking circulating ahead of a scheduled vote, two significant ex parte filings were submitted to the Commission...

Brian Stephens, CEMP

by Brian Stephens

FY2026 Approvals Continue at Strong Pace. Is Yours In?

As of June 1, 2026, approximately $1.1 billion had been committed for Funding Year 2026 applications filed by schools and libraries nationwide. The pace is strong, though total commitments as...

by Funds For Learning

FCC Seeks Input on Wide-Ranging E-Rate Review Covering Screen Time, Program Scope, and Oversight

The Federal Communications Commission circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on June 4, 2026, ahead of its June 25th open meeting, where this item is on the agenda for a vote. The rulemaking would touch nearly...

by Funds For Learning

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues June 2026 Streamlined Appeal Decisions

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau released the latest streamlined E-rate appeal and waiver decisions on June 1, 2026 (DA 26-497). This month’s order is smaller in volume than May’s release (read our full...

by Funds For Learning

Funds For Learning Submits Comments on USAC Reform — Here’s What We Said, and What Others Are Saying

For the first time in nearly two decades, the FCC opened a wide-ranging review of how USAC operates. The April 15 Public Notice invited comment on six topic areas spanning the full...