E-Rate for FY 2022:
Wave 8 for FY 2022 was issued on Thursday, June 9th, for $75.8 million. Cumulative commitments to date are $1.71 billion. Nationwide, USAC has funded 84.9% of the FY 2022 applications representing 54.7% of the requested funding.
E-Rate for FY 2021:
USAC issued Wave 57 on Friday, June 10th, for $1.36 million. As of Wave 57, commitments for FY 2021 stand at $2.64 billion. Nationwide, USAC has funded 98.8% of the FY 2021 applications representing 95.8% of the requested funding.
ECF for 2021-2023:
The first wave of funding for ECF-3 applications totaling $244 million — plus an additional $18 million (designated Wave 16) for ECF-1 and ECF-2 applications — was released on Thursday, June 9th.
Wave 1 approvals for ECF-3 applications appear to be limited to the 95% rural and 90% urban discount applicants. This would be in line with our analysis of ECF-3 demand, summarized in the table below, and the FCC’s prioritization plan (see our newsletter of May 30th).
As of the most recent ECF waves, total commitments are $5.14 billion. Nationwide, USAC has funded 63.6% of applications filed in all three ECF windows. Authorized disbursements as of last Friday totaled $1.14 billion, a number unchanged from the previous two weeks.