[1st-mile-nm] FCC E-Rate News

[Richard Lowenberg]

FCC E-Rate News

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-669A1.pdf

July 17, 2019

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU DIRECTS USAC TO FULLY FUND ELIGIBLE CATEGORY 
ONE AND CATEGORY TWO E-RATE REQUESTS
CC Docket No. 02-6

In this Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces that 
there is sufficient funding available to fully meet the Universal 
Service Administrative Company’s (USAC) estimated demand for category 
one and category two requests for E-Rate supported services for funding 
year 2019.1

On April 1, 2019, USAC submitted a demand estimate for the E-Rate 
program for funding year 2019.2 It estimates the total demand for 
funding year 2019 will be $2.896 billion, which includes estimated 
demand for category one services of $1.91 billion and of $985 million 
for category two services.3

The Bureau announced that the E-Rate program funding cap for funding 
year 2019 is $4.15 billion.4 Additionally, according to USAC 
projections, $1 billion in unused funds from previous years is available 
for use in E-Rate funding year 2019.5

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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