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FCC Begins Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Testing

On April 19, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has opened the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) to participating broadband providers for testing. In the news release...

by Brian Stephens

C2 Requests Fuel FY2021 Growth

Applicants nationwide requested $3.1 billion in discounts for Funding Year 2021 services, a five percent increase over FY 2020 requests. While Category One requested amounts declined for the fourth year...

ECF Comments Due April 23

The reply comment deadline for the FCC’s request for comments on the rules and procedures for the Emergency Connectivity Fund will close on April 23, 2021. In the more than...

2021 E-rate Applicant Survey

Your feedback is important. Please take the survey today! It is available here. How have recent events impacted your organization’s technology plans? How important is E-rate funding to your organization?...

by John Harrington

Proposal for Homework Gap Funding System

To help connect students, school staff, and library patrons during the pandemic, Congress established a $7.171 billion ECF as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and directed...

USAC Seeks EPC Feedback

Schools and libraries across the nation have the opportunity to share their ideas with USAC for improving and/or enhancing its information systems. Feedback about how the current systems work for...

Broad Support for Homework Gap Program

More than 90 comments have been submitted to the FCC in response to the Emergency Connectivity Fund rule making process. The Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) was created by Congress as...

FCC Form 473 Updated

On April 2, 2021, USAC announced that the FCC Form 473 (the Service Provider Annual Certification form, or SPAC) has been updated to require service providers to certify that they...