E-Rate Trainings | ACP Winding Down
E-Rate Form 471 Due March 27th
If you are responsible for your school’s E-Rate filings and need a refresher on…
• How To Navigate the E-Rate EPC Portal
• How To Upload New Contracts
• How To Create and Submit Your Form 471 Application
• How to Respond to Requests for More Information
…then please sign up for one of our recurring webinars this season!
Available dates and times:
Jan 31 @ 11:00am MT
Feb 14 @ 11:00am MT
Feb 28 @ 11:00am MT
Mar 13 @ 11:00am MT
The E-Rate Program (USAC) will be providing webinars that you can register for here.
Additionally, we will be at IETA 2024 to give two presentations about E-Rate (What’s New and What’s Due?) and state funding for new fiber (Fiber Internet is a B.I.I.G. Deal). While we will not provide any formal E-Rate training offered at IETA, we are attending all three days and would be happy to meet and have a discussion with you! Please reach out if you need to set aside some time with us.
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is Winding Down
The Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides subsidies for home Internet connections, is preparing to wind down the due to lack of additional funding from the US Congress.
Service providers are required to notify recipients of the ACP of the expected wind down, another notice when the program has a final shutdown date, and a third notice when then service is no longer being provided.
Learn more about the ACP Wind Down from their official Fact Sheet