FCC Fully Funds FY2019 E-rate; USAC Estimates Demand at $2.597 Billion
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced today 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.
USAC estimates the total demand for funding year 2019 will be $2.597 billion. USAC had initially estimated demand at $2.896 billion, which included estimated demand for category one services of $1.91 billion and of $985 million for category two services.
The Bureau directed USAC to fully fund eligible category one and category two requests, using the $1 billion in E-rate funds carried forward from previous years, and any additional funds needed under the current cap to fully meet demand for such services.
See the full Public Notice here.
USAC estimates the total demand for funding year 2019 will be $2.597 billion. USAC had initially estimated demand at $2.896 billion, which included estimated demand for category one services of $1.91 billion and of $985 million for category two services.
The Bureau directed USAC to fully fund eligible category one and category two requests, using the $1 billion in E-rate funds carried forward from previous years, and any additional funds needed under the current cap to fully meet demand for such services.
See the full Public Notice here.
