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John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

December 11, 2025

Guiding Principles for a Season of Change

In the past several months, my work has taken me from government filings to strategy sessions, from deep dives into data to conversations with technology leaders. Different rooms, different roles,...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

December 11, 2025

FCC Streamlined E-rate Decisions (Dec 2025): What Schools & Libraries Should Know

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau released a new “streamlined” Public Notice, DA 25-957 (released December 1, 2025), that resolves a batch of E-rate-related appeals and waiver requests tied to USAC...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

December 10, 2025

Reply Comments Strengthen Momentum for ESL Modernization

The second round of comments on the proposed Funding Year 2026 Eligible Services List (ESL) shows growing alignment around a more modern, streamlined E-rate framework. Major stakeholders, including statewide coordinators,...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

December 4, 2025

What E-rate Applicants Are Telling Us About FY2026 and Why It Matters Right Now

The 2025 E-rate Trends Report offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what schools and libraries are experiencing as they prepare for the next funding cycle. With 1,329 respondents...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

December 4, 2025

Why We Do the Trends Report Every Year

For more than a decade, we have published an annual study that captures the voices of school and library leaders across the United States. It is called the E-rate Trends...

by Funds For Learning

December 4, 2025

USAC Releases Cost Projections for First Quarter 2026

On October 31, 2025, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the first quarter of 2026. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

by Funds For Learning

December 1, 2025

November Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On December 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...

John Harrington, CEMP

by John Harrington

November 20, 2025

When Rules Meet the Mission

Leaders live in the tension between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. Policies and procedures exist for good reasons. So does judgment. Recently I faced...