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February 2, 2023

Additional $30 Million in ECF Support Committed

On February 1, 2023, the FCC announced it is committing over $30 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program. The funding commitments supports applications...

February 2, 2023

Cost Projections for 2^nd Quarter 2023

On January 31, 2023, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the second quarter of 2023. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

February 1, 2023

January Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On January 31, 2023, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding several requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by USAC. The...

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...