Form 471 Applications Open 1/18/23 — 3/28/23
E-Rate Funding Year 2023 Application Filing Window Opens January 18, 2023
The Funding Year (FY) 2023 FCC Form 471 application filing window opens Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 12:00 noon EST and closes Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
This means that the last chance to start the bidding process and post a Form 470 is the final week of February. If you need to bid for hardware or services this year PLEASE start the bidding process as soon as possible, and ideally no later than the end of January to ensure timely funding commitments.
Register for the FY2023 Eligible Services Webinar: January 5, 2023
USAC will provide an overview of E-Rate eligible services and discuss the FY2023 Eligible Services List (ESL) on January 5, 2023.
NOTE: When registering, you can skip the final question that asks for your BEN number
Deadline to Update Enrollment Data in EPC Portal: January 16th, 2023
The Administrative Window closes 1/16/2023 at midnight ET. You will not be able to make changes to your organization’s profile in EPC after that date.
NOTE: When USAC contacts me to verify enrollment updates, I rely on the data submitted in November’s ISEE upload.
Login to the EPC Portal
Select “Manage Organizations”
Check your organization, click “Continue”
(Do not click the entity name)
On the “Modify An Organization” page, scroll down to the “School Information” page
FCC Seeks Comment on Support for Advanced Firewall Services
The FCC is seeking comment on the use of E-Rate funds to support advanced or next-generation firewalls and services, as well as other network security services. A public notice was released (DA 22-1315) on December 14, 2022 with comments due February 13, 2023, and reply comments due March 30, 2023.
Please let me know what products or services you would like to see supported by E-rate in the future! This will help me have fuller and more nuanced discussions with advocacy groups that can make an influence in these proceedings. Comment on this post or reply to this email to share.