E-rate News

February 19, 2016

PBS NewsHour Highlights E-rate

On February 16, 2016, PBS NewsHour partnering with Education Week focused a segment of their programming on the digital divide and how rural school districts still have a difficult time...

February 18, 2016

FRN Balance Verifications

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auditors are in the process of performing FRN Balance Verifications to confirm the balance that USAC is reporting versus the balance the stakeholder believes they have....

February 12, 2016

FCC Seeks USF Support

On February 9, 2016, President Obama submitted his overall budget request to Congress which included the FY 2017 FCC budget request. The FCC will be asking Congress for authority to...

February 5, 2016

GAO Recommendations To FCC

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report detailing that tribal communities are a critical component of the nation‚Äôs infrastructure and reviewed federal programs that are designed to...

February 5, 2016

USAC Releases Quarterly Report

On February 1, 2016, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the second quarter of 2016. The Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) continues to...

February 2, 2016

New SLD Tools Released Prior to Filing Window

The SLD is getting ready for the opening of the FY 2016 filing window that opens on February 3, 2016 and has updated information on their website as well as...

January 25, 2016

USAC Announces FY2016 Filing Window

USAC has announced that the FY 2016 Form 471 application window will open at noon EST on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, and close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, Apr....

January 25, 2016

Compare & Connect Tool Helps Applicants

Using E-rate application data from 2015-16, EducationSuperHighway‚Äôs new Compare & Connect K-12 tool allows school district technology directors and superintendents to easily view broadband pricing and bandwidth information for school...