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USAC Releases Cost Projections for Third Quarter 2022

On May 2, 2022, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released their Quarterly Report with projections for the third quarter of 2022. USAC projects a consolidated operating and capital budget...

April Appeal Decisions Released by FCC

On April 29, 2022, the FCC issued its monthly Public Notice deciding a number of requests for review, requests for waiver, and petitions for reconsideration related to actions taken by...

by John Harrington

Groups Unite in Concern Over E-rate Bidding Portal

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is facing a wave of backlash over its proposed federal E-rate bidding portal. Comments about the new system were submitted this week to the FCC,...

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...