There have been several recent developments in the program which warrant this update. Please share this information with the appropriate staff in your school division. The regulations call for schools, libraries and rural health care institutions to apply for discounts of 20 to 90 percent on all eligible services.
Discounts are dependant on applicants' poverty level and location.
During the past year five changes have been made in the E-Rate regulations. The most recent E-Rate regulations, the FCC Fifth Order on Reconsideration, significantly changed the funding priority for applicants as well as the funding cycle. Internal wiring will be funded on a priority basis with the highest percentage discount applicants funded first. This means that applications submitted after April 15 will NOT receive discount funding during the first cycle. In the same order, the FCC changed the funding cycle from a calendar year to a fiscal year ending June 30.