Latest News: E-Rate

Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment On Proposed Eligible Services List For The E-Rate Program

Highlight: On May 11, 2022, Chairwoman Rosenworcel circulated that a Declaratory Ruling, if adopted, would allow for providing Wi-Fi on school buses, finding that it serves an educational purpose and that the provision of such service is eligible for E-Rate support. See Press Release, FCC, Chairwoman Rosenworcel Circulates Ruling Making Wi-Fi on School Buses Eligible for E-Rate Support (May 11, 2022). If adopted, the

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FCC Announces 3rd ECF Application Window – April 28 – May 13, 2022

The FCC announced last week that they will open a third Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) application window on April 28th which will close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 13th. There is a minimum of $1 billion available to provide up to $400 per end user devices including laptops, Chromebooks, or tablets. The available funding can also be used for recurring services such as

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FCC Extended Service Delivery Deadline

FCC Extended ECF Service Delivery Deadline

The FCC just extended the ECF service delivery deadline to June 30, 2023. As long as you purchase the equipment or services  prior to June 30, 2022 it can be delivered as late as June 30, 2023. See: https://www.fcc.gov/document/wcb-extends-ecf-service-delivery-date-june-30-2023

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E-Rate Funding Year 2022 Application Filing Window Opens January 12, 2022

Kellogg & Sovereign is pleased to announce that the Funding Year (FY) 2022 FCC Form 471 application filing window will open on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 12:00 noon EST and will close on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.  The E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC) Administrative Window will close January 10. See the full article here: https://apps.usac.org/sl/tools/news-briefs/preview.aspx?id=1027

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Order Waiving ECF Invoice Deadline

Order Waiving Emergency Connectivity Fund Invoice Deadline Effective December 14

The order granting the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance petition for an expedited waiver of the Emergency Connectivity Fund invoice deadline was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 14, 2021. The order directed USAC to continue to use the Aug. 29, 2022 invoice filing deadline noted on the program participants’ funding commitment decision letters and revised FCDLs and allow them to submit their requests for reimbursement on or

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