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Stakeholders File Comments on E-rate Competitive Bidding

On April 27, 2022, several stakeholders filed comments on E-rate competitive bidding. The initial comments were due on April 27, 2022 after a 30-day extension period. The FCC had previously...

FY2022 Funding Wave 2 Released

On April 28, 2022, USAC released the 2nd FY2022 funding wave committing $58.98 million. The total FY2022 committed dollars to date is $1.245 billion. A quick analysis shows the percent of...

USAC Releases FY2022 Wave 001

On April 22, 2022, USAC released the first wave of Funding Commitment Decision Letters for Funding Year 2022. FY2022 Wave 001 commitments totaled over $1.18 billion and $33.4 million in...

by John Harrington

Record Level of Wi-Fi Investment

K-12 schools and public libraries are investing in new computer networks at a record level. As reported on E-rate applications, the average Category Two investment per facility soared to $32,073...

Additional $37M in ECF Support Committed

On April 19, 2022, the FCC announced that it has committed an additional $37 million in its thirteenth wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund program support. According to the FCC, this...

FFL Discusses E-rate Competitive Bidding

On April 14, 2022, Funds For Learning (FFL) met with the FCC to discuss the current E-rate competitive bidding process. FFL stated the existing E‐rate competitive bidding rules should not...

by John Harrington

Soaring Demand for K-12 Wi-Fi Networks

The annual E-rate filing window serves as a barometer for trends in internet access and educational technology resources for K-12 schools and public libraries. This spring’s E-rate application period has...

by Julie Fitzgerald

Amplifying for the Power of One

Education leaders, state education technology leaders, technology experts and business partners from across the country gathered this year in Nashville for CoSN 2022. CoSN is the Consortium for School Networking,...