USAC released the first FY2020 Funding Commitment Decision Letters on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Wave 1 included 27,078 FRNs and committed over $680 million in applicant funding.

To provide relief to E-Rate program participants affected by this unprecedented national pandemic, the FCC temporarily waives and extends several E-Rate filing and service implementation deadlines, as provided herein. 

Two orders were issued. The original order DA-20-364A1 was released on April 1, 2020. An Erratum order was released on April 13, 2020 to accommodate deadlines for application years prior to 2019.

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WCB reminds schools and libraries that are closed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak that they are permitted to allow the general public to use E-Rate-supported Wi-Fi networks while on the school's campus or library property.

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FCC waives the gift rules applicable to the RHC and E-Rate programs through September 30, 2020 to assist rural health care providers and schools and libraries affected by COVID-19.

WCB Extends E-Rate Application Filing Window for FY20 Due to COVID-19.

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SECA submitted a Petition for Reconsideration regarding the cost allocation requirement for shared C2 equipment or services that serve NIFs. SECA specifically requested the FCC to reconsider its decision in FCC Order 19-117 so as to remove the requirement that applicants must deduct a proportional share of their C2 funding request to cover a NIF’s use of C2 shared equipment, such as firewalls, wireless controllers, core network routers and switches, and any other shared equipment that is used in part by NIFs.

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