The deadline to file Reply Comments on FCC’s proposed NPRM on E-rate Competitive Bidding, was last week May 27, 2022. Most of the stakeholders who filed reply comments were opposed to the proposed bidding portal. SECA noted that, the national mandatory E-rate bidding portal will preempt state procurement laws. Adding that, “Twenty-one (21) commenting parties, including agencies from nine different states, explained and provided different examples and citations as to how the bidding portal will conflict with state law”
Other stakeholders who filed Reply Comments include:
