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January 27, 2023

Changes for Tribal Applicants Considered by FCC

On January 26, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission announced the tentative agenda for their February open meeting. Among the items on the agenda was a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

January 27, 2023

Safeguarding K-12 From Cybersecurity Threats

On January 24, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a report and toolkit titled “Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard...

by Brian Stephens

January 27, 2023

Millions At Risk Due to Invoice Deadline

Monday, January 30, 2023 is the invoice deadline for more than 650 E-rate funding requests that have approved but as-yet-disbursed funds. In total, $11,750,162.50 from Funding Years 2016 through 2021...

by Brian Stephens

January 20, 2023

Funding Year 2023 Starts Strong

Continuing a pattern of early activity for Funding Year 2023, a record number of 465 Form 471 funding applications were filed on the first day of the filing window, which...

January 20, 2023

Invoice Waivers Granted by FCC

On January 19, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission issued an Order granting 37 appeals and one petition for reconsideration related to the E-rate invoicing process. Stating that “petitioners inadvertently made...

January 19, 2023

Additional $40 Million in ECF Support Committed

On January 19, 2023, the FCC announced it is committing over $40 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

January 18, 2023

FY2023 E-rate Filing Window Opens

The administrative window closed on January 16 and applicant profiles in EPC are now locked, paving way for FY2023 filing window. The Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year...

by Brian Stephens

January 13, 2023

Calendar Year 2022 Commitments Set Five Year Record

In keeping with its record pace of funding commitments before September 1, during calendar year 2022 USAC committed almost $2.8 billion for Funding Year 2022 applications. Total commitments across all...