These letters are not funding commitments, but they do list specifics about the applicant's Form 471. The FCC is considering whether or how to adjust for those who were denied an opportunity for timely filing due to this occurrence. Letters are going out to the affected applicants about this process. A special letter will go to these applicants, giving them a new completion deadline and an invoice deadline.
Bogus vendors are at work, taking advantage of some applicants.
The most common scheme involves targeting the 80-90 percent applicants with offers of free ineligible products or services if the applicant buys eligible products or services from them. If the application lists amounts exceeding 10 percent, a program integrity assurance effort may be launched.