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Pai: “E-rate is a Program Worth Fighting For”

Chairman Pai replies to Senator Nelson's concerns on decision to retract E-rate progress report

USAC Hires New VP of RHC Program

Karen Lee to lead the Rural Healthcare Program, a post previously held by SLD's VP, Craig Davis

Extra Time for Certain Oct 2016 Invoices

FCC allows additional time for applicants unable to submit payment paperwork last fall

by John Harrington

Category 2 Budget Caps Adjusted for 2017

USF inflation adjustment increases max discounts for on-campus network goods and services

Glitch Interrupts Form 471 Filing for Some

EPC bug causes some applicants to lose access to their 471s. USAC hopes to fix issue within 24 hours.

by Peter Kaplan

Telephone Bill Charge Explained

Universal Service fee appears on your phone bill when a provider elects to recover contributions

FY2017 Cap Set at $3.99 Billion

FY2017 funding cap increased by 1.3 percent inflation-adjusted from FY2016 cap of $3.94B

by John Harrington

FY2016 Applications Still Pending

$2.3 billion is committed for FY2016, but more than $800 million is still pending.