E-rate News

March Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On April 1, 2025, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding a number of requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by...

E-rate FY2025 PIA Form 471 Procedures Approved

On March 26, 2025, the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau notified USAC that their E-rate FY2025 Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) Review Procedures have been approved. The letter noted, “…the Wireline Competition...

CoSN Announces New Board of Directors Ahead of Annual Conference

On March 24, 2025 CoSN announced its 2025-26 Board of Directors. The Board includes 15 education technology experts from across the country dedicated to shaping CoSN’s mission and strategic direction....

FCC Seeks Comments on Deregulatory Initiatives

On March 12, 2025, the FCC released a Public Notice seeking public input on identifying unnecessary FCC rules to alleviate regulatory burdens and promote investment in modernizing networks and infrastructure....

by Alfred Njuguna

FY2025 E-rate Funding Cap: $5.06 Billion

On March 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the E-rate program funding cap for FY2025 will be $5.059 billion. This amount represents a 2.4% inflation-adjusted increase from...

February Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On March 3, 2025, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding a number of requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by...

February 26, 2025

Supreme Court Rules on E-rate Fraud Case

On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that reimbursement requests under the E-rate program qualify as “claims” under the False Claims Act (FCA). This...

February 12, 2025

EPC Outage Due to System Maintenance

On February 4, 2025, USAC announced that the E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC) site will be unavailable on Friday, February 21, 2025 from 6 p.m. to Saturday, February 22, 12 p.m....