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by John Harrington

February 19, 2016

Form 470 Postings Slower, Likely Lower

The final count of competitive bids for E-rate discounted services is predicted to be 15% - 20% lower in FY2016. Referred to as Form 470 applications, the current number of...

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....

by John Harrington

February 14, 2016

Early Filers Test EPC

During the first 10 days of the FY2016 E-rate filing window, 271 applicants submitted a total of $32.9 million in funding requests. A total of 388 individual Form 471 applications...

by John Harrington

February 12, 2016

Share your EPC Feedback

388 applications have been submitted so far during USAC‚Äôs "soft launch" of its EPC Form 471 application tool. USAC has been diligently gathering feedback from early filers, actively reaching out...

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...

by John Harrington

February 8, 2016

The Telecomm Act Post

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Telecomm Act, the measure that created the E-rate program. This act helps deliver high speed Internet access to more than 51.9 million students...

by John Harrington

February 5, 2016

Three Facts about the Filing Window

The FY2016 E-rate filing window is officially open. As I approach what is likely to be a challenging season, I find it useful to reflect upon these three facts: Supports...