FCC Increased Broadband Speed Benchmark
On March 14, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission voted to raise the national fixed broadband standard from 25 Mbps download/3 Mbps upload, which was set in 2015, to 100 Mbps upload/20 Mbps download.
Proposed 2Q 2024 USF Contribution Factor Set at 32.8 Percent
In a Public Notice released March 14, 2024, the FCC announced that the proposed Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the second quarter of 2024 will be 32.8 percent.
July 1 is RHC Telecom Program Invoice Deadline for FY2019 and Earlier Funding Years
In its April RHC newsletter, USAC reminded Telecom program participants that the Commission established a deadline of July 1, 2024, to submit invoices for FY2019 and earlier.
REMINDER: RHC FY2024 Filing Window Closes May 1
The Rural Health Care Program Funding Year (FY) 2024 filing window opened on December 1, 2023 and was extended until May 1, 2025.
RHC Program Extended Invoice Filing Deadline is Feb. 25
In the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program, the Commission aligned the invoice filing deadline for the Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) and the Telecommunications (Telecom) Programs to October 28, 2023 in FCC Order 19-78.
REMINDER: E-Rate FY2024 Filing Window Opened January 17, Closes March 27
The E-rate application filing window for Funding
Year 2024 FCC Form 471 opened on
January 17, 2024, at noon ET and
will close on March 27, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
