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News of the Week: February 16, 2026

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- SAM.gov and UEI Invoicing Required as of August 2026
- Federal Funding for Libraries Retained for FY 2026

News of the Week: February 9, 2026

30th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions
- FCC Universal Service Monitoring Report for 2025
- USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated February 2nd

News of the Week: February 2, 2026

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated January 28th

News of the Week: January 26, 2026

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- GAO Cites E-Rate Program for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Prevention
- FCC Formalizes the Ineligibility of Hotspots
USAC E-Rate Special Edition News Brief Dated January 21st

News of the Week: January 19, 2026

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Cybersecurity Pilot Program Concerns
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: January 12, 2026

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated January 5th
USAC E-Rate Special Edition News Brief Dated January 8th

News of the Week: January 5, 2026

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
2025 Review – 2026 Preview
- Key Milestones in 2025
- Anticipated Developments in 2026
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: December 29, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2026 – Application Window
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
M&C Errors – Substantive vs. Procedural
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: December 22, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Wave 1
FCC Release Eligible Services List for FY 2026
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- 1Q26 Contribution Factor Down Slightly
- FCC Names Seven Members to the USAC Board
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated December 18th

News of the Week: December 15, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: December 8, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
FY 2026 Eligible Services List – Reply Comments
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions
USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated December 2nd

News of the Week: December 1, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Proposed Legislation to Restore SNAP
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: November 24, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
- FCC, USAC, and the Government Shutdown
Initial Comments on the FY 2026 Eligible Services List
New Summary of USAC Administrative Procedures
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated November 18th

News of the Week: November 17, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
- FCC, USAC, and the Government Shutdown
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: November 10, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
- FCC, USAC, and the Government Shutdown
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: November 3, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
- FCC, USAC, and the Government Shutdown
SNAP and E-Rate: Short-Term and Longer-Term Considerations
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: October 27, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
- FCC, USAC, and the Government Shutdown
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: October 20, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
Special FY 2025 Hotspot and Bus Wi-Fi Offering from Mission Telecom
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: October 13, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
FCC Seeks to Resolve BMIC/MIBS Confusion in the FY 2026 ESL
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates

News of the Week: October 6, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
FCC Revokes Hotspot and School Bus Wi-Fi Eligibility Effective FY 2025
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC and the Government Shutdown
- Eligible Services Lists for FY 2025 (as amended) and FY 2026
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: September 29, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program
FCC Set to Revoke Hotspot and School Bus Wi-Fi Eligibility
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC and a Possible Government Shutdown
USAC E-Rate News Brief Newsletter Dated September 23rd

News of the Week: September 22, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window is Closed
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- USF Quarterly Contribution Factor Hits a New High – Yet Again

News of the Week: September 15, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
FCC to Vote to Reverse Hotspot and Bus Wi-Fi Eligibility – Part II
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- USAC Cybersecurity Pilot Program Newsletter Dated September 10th

News of the Week: September 8, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
FCC to Vote to Reverse Hotspot and Bus Wi-Fi Eligibility
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
- FCC Streamlined Decisions

News of the Week: September 1, 2025

Funding Status
- E-Rate for FY 2025
- Cybersecurity Pilot Program – Application Window
Updates and Reminders
- Upcoming Dates
USAC E-Rate News Brief Dated August 26th

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