News

E-rate news and analysis.

We have covered every FCC order, filing window, and appeal decision since the program began in 1997. Search all of it here.

SEP 29, 2026 · POLICY & FCC

E-rate Bidding Portal Rules Are Now Official. Here Is What That Means for You.

The paperwork is done. On September 24, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau announced (DA 26-1030) that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the final pieces of the E-rate competitive bidding portal rules. With that approval, all of the portal rules the Commission adopted […]

Read the analysis

All coverage

Showing 1–20 of 1,209 articles · Policy & FCC

September 2026

SEP 29, 2026 E-rate Bidding Portal Rules Are Now Official. Here Is What That Means for You. Policy & FCC SEP 22, 2026 The Form 486 Is Going Away in FY2028. Here’s What Changes, and What Consortium Leads Should Plan For Now. Policy & FCC SEP 15, 2026 The Universal Service Fee Is Set to Rise October 1. Your E-rate Funding Is Not Affected. Policy & FCC SEP 2, 2026 USAC Moves to SAM.gov Banking September 8. Check Your Form 498 This Week. Policy & FCC

August 2026

AUG 12, 2026 Managed Internal Broadband Services: Who Actually Uses It Policy & FCC AUG 11, 2026 Good News If You Haven’t Finished Your SAM.gov Registration: You Have More Time Policy & FCC AUG 4, 2026 The FY2027 ESL Comments Are In: The Record Says Keep MIBS, and Keep It Simple Policy & FCC

July 2026

JUL 28, 2026 5 Ways the April 2026 Order Makes E-rate a Little Easier Policy & FCC JUL 21, 2026 How Your E-rate Reimbursements Are Paid Change in August. Here’s What to Do Policy & FCC JUL 15, 2026 If We Pulled the Plug Tomorrow, What Would Students Lose? Policy & FCC JUL 1, 2026 Next Year’s Draft Eligible Services List Is Out, with a Few Services in Question Policy & FCC

June 2026

JUN 23, 2026 A Connectivity Program, and Why the States Already Decide the Rest Policy & FCC JUN 19, 2026 A Consistent Message Is Emerging in the E-rate NPRM Docket Policy & FCC JUN 18, 2026 E-rate Advocates File Ex Partes with FCC Commissioners Ahead of Vote Policy & FCC JUN 10, 2026 The FCC Is Asking Big Questions About E-rate. Here’s How We Answer. Policy & FCC

May 2026

MAY 19, 2026 FCC Opens Investigation Into Potential E-Rate Misuse in Minnesota Policy & FCC MAY 13, 2026 FCC Confirms Full Funding for Every Eligible FY2026 E-rate Request Policy & FCC MAY 6, 2026 Beyond the Bidding Portal: The FCC’s April Order Also Made Life Easier in Several Important Ways Policy & FCC MAY 6, 2026 The 2026 E-rate Applicant Survey is Open. Your Experience Belongs in this Conversation. Policy & FCC

April 2026

APR 30, 2026 FCC Approves Bidding Portal for Funding Year 2028. Your Funding Year 2027 Filings Are Unchanged. Policy & FCC

NOV 301997

From the archive

The Latest on Two Key Dates

The leadership of the Schools and Libraries Corporation is being careful about what it

Read the 1997 piece

Talk to a Guide

Reading about a rule change that affects you?

A Guide can tell you what it means for your funding year, and what to file next.

Independent by design

Funds For Learning sells no E-rate eligible services, holds no SPIN, and accepts no payments from service providers tied to their sales to applicants. Our only interest is our clients' funding.

Standard of Conduct