E-rate News

October 2, 2024

FCC Announces Petitions Filed for Reconsideration of E-rate Hotspot Order

The FCC recently announced that petitions have been filed for reconsideration of its E-rate Hotspot Order, issued earlier this year. On September 24, 2024, the FCC released a public notice...

September 27, 2024

FFL Submits FY25 ESL Reply Comments

Funds For Learning submitted reply comments regarding the updated Eligible Services List (ESL) for Funding Year 2025. In this update, two critical services, Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless internet services, are...

September 4, 2024

FCC Announces Cybersecurity Pilot Program Filing Window

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a public notice announcing the Cybersecurity Pilot Program application filing window for K-12 Schools and Libraries. The application window will open on Tuesday, September...

September 3, 2024

FCC Seeks Nomination for USAC Board

On August 27, 2024, the FCC announced that they are seeking nominations for eight Board Member Positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors. Each Board Member...

by Brian Stephens

August 14, 2024

Your Questions: E-rate Wi-Fi Hotspots

With the recent addition of Wi-Fi hotspots to the E-rate program’s eligible services framework, applicants across the country are gearing up for Funding Year 2025 procurements and applications for the...

August 14, 2024

July Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On August 1, 2024, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by USAC. The FCC...

FCC Seeks Comments for FY2025 ESL

On July 31, 2024, the Wireline Competition Bureau issued a public notice seeking comments on the proposed Eligible Services List (ESL) for the E-rate Program for funding year 2025. This...

Funds For Learning Responds to Court Decision Threatening Future of ‘Mission-critical Support’ for Schools and Libraries

On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Consumers’ Research v. FCC that the annual $8 billion Universal Service Fund (USF) broadband subsidy...