E-Rate

Sep 8, 2020

FCC Extends Gift Rule Waiver

The FCC extends the Gift Rule Waiver through December 31, 2020. Overview The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions across the country, including to rural health care providers and schools and libraries that receive support for communications needs through the Commission’s Rural Health Care (RHC) and E-Rate programs.1 On March 18, 2020, the Wireline…

Jul 27, 2020

Illustrated USAC MFA Guide

Illustrated MFA Guide July 27, 2020 – USAC put into place enhanced security measures for logins.  This document is an illustrated guide to their multi-factor authentication.

Apr 1, 2020

FCC Announces Additional Program Deadline Extensions

The Federal Communications Commission today announced extensions of key E-Rate service implementation and filing deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These include: one year extensions for Special Construction, Service Delivery for non-recurring services; 60-day extensions to file requests for reviews or waivers by USAC; 120-day extension of invoice filing…

Mar 30, 2020

COVID-19 and E-rate

Community Use of Wifi Title II- Education Provisions of the C.A.R.E. ACT COVID-19 UPDATE – USAC and FCC – March 30

Mar 16, 2020

Form 471 filing Deadline Extended!

DA 20-273 Released: March 13, 2020 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU DIRECTS USAC TO EXTEND E-RATE APPLICATION FILING WINDOW FOR FUNDING YEAR 2020 DUE TO POTENTIAL CORONAVIRUS DISRUPTIONS CC Docket No. 02-6 To minimize potential disruptions caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) directs the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to extend the…

Mar 12, 2020

471 Filing TIP

NOTE: Please make sure you use the SAVE DRAFT button in EPC as you are working on your Form 471s. It is located in the upper left hand corner of the EPC 471 screen.  If there is a glitch with EPC and you have not saved as you are working, you will have to start…

Dec 23, 2019

FY2020 Filing Window Announced

The 471 Filing window for FY2020 will open on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at noon and close on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at midnight.

Dec 18, 2019

2020 Entity Data with Budgets

The file below includes Student Count (from Oct 2019, NSLP or CEP data, as well as 2020 C2 Budgets for your school(s). Those of you who received an emailed file, please use that data. A slide deck is also included on how to update your entity profiles. 2020SVF-Suppressed-WithBudgets-Dec17(Spreadsheet) Manage-Entities-Module-FY2020(Slide Deck)

Dec 11, 2019

New Posting!

The new C2 Order and 2020 Eligible Services List is now posted on our C2 page. Your numbers, budgets, and webinars are coming soon!

Nov 21, 2019

C2 – Waiting on FCC

Please note that once the FCC releases the Order for Category 2, we will update all of our category 2 materials, instructions, etc. as well as send out emails. Hopefully this will happen soon!