Upcoming E-Rate Dates:
| February 11 |
Form 486 deadline for FY 2018 funding committed in Wave 27. More generally, the Form 486 deadline is 120 days from the FCDL date or the service start date (typically July 1st), whichever is later. Other upcoming Form 486 deadlines are:
Wave 28 02/18/2019
Wave 29 02/22/2019
Note: Applicants missing any Form 486 deadline should watch carefully for “Form 486 Urgent Reminder Letters” in their EPC News Feed. These Reminder Letters afford applicants 15-day extensions to submit their Form 486s without penalty.
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| February 14 |
“Office Hours” USAC webinars — advanced session on eligible services. |
| February 16 |
“Office Hours” USAC webinars — all level session on USAC data sources. |
| February 26 |
Extended invoice deadline for FY 2017 recurring services. |
| February 27 |
Last day to file a Form 470 to meet the minimum 28-day posting requirement prior to the close of the Form 471 application window. |
| March 27 |
Close of the FY 2019 Form 471 application window. |
FCC Establishes USF Fraud Division:
The FCC announced a plan (FCC 19-3) to create a new Fraud Division within its Enforcement Bureau to fight waste, fraud, and abuse in Universal Service Fund programs (including E-rate). The new division, comprised of other Enforcement Bureau staff already working on USF-related investigations appears to be a codified formalization — or refocusing — of the USF Strike Force first announced in 2014. It will work in coordination with the FCC’s Office of Inspector General, the Department of Justice, and other law enforcement agencies. The reorganization will not become formal until reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget, by the House and Senate appropriations Committees, and publication in the Federal Register.