E-rate News

February 26, 2015

Last Date to Start FY 2015 E-rate Procurement

In order to be compliant with the competitive bidding rules, applicants need to post an FCC Form 470 at least 28 days before the annual E-rate filing window closes...

February 12, 2015

FCC Releases Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request

The FCC has released their Fiscal Year 2016 Budget request to Congress for consideration. The Commission is seeking $25M to provide additional oversight of the Universal Service programs, which includes...

February 2, 2015

USAC Issues Quarterly Report – $1.57B Available for Future Years

On January 30, 2015, USAC released their latest quarterly report with projections for the second quarter of 2015. The SLD estimates that they have $1.57 billion from previous years that...

January 22, 2015

USAC Schools and Libraries Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda

Each quarter, the USAC Schools and Libraries Committee holds meetings to provide policy guidance to the SLD on a variety of E-rate topics. The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for...

January 14, 2015

FY 2015 E-rate Filing Window Open

The FY 2015 E-rate filing window opened January 14th at noon Eastern Time. The application filing window will be open for 72 days, closing on March 26th, 2015 at 11:59...

December 23, 2014

USAC Announces that $1.5 billion is Available for Future Use

On December 23, 2014, USAC released a report detailing that $1.575 billion is available from previous years that could be rolled over for Funding Year 2015...

December 22, 2014

FCC Releases 2nd E-rate Modernization Order

On December 19th, the FCC released the Second E-rate Modernization Report and Order, lining out the official changes to the E-rate program which are a result of the December 11th...

December 19, 2014

USAC Announces FY 2015 Form 471 Filing Window

USAC has announced that the FY 2015 Form 471 application window will open at noon EST on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2015, and close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March...