The FCC Wireline Bureau granted 128 appeals in cases in which the...
The FCC Wireline Bureau granted 128 appeals in cases in which the Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) denied or reduced E-rate funding because applicants didn’t file Form 486 on time. The bureau action gives USAC 90 days to either…
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approve or deny the applications for funding. Under E-rate rules, once applicants get a funding commitment letter from USAC they must file Form 486 to tell USAC service has begun. USAC should clarify its rules and develop methods to “better inform applicants of approaching FCC Form 486 filing deadlines,” the FCC said Many applicants call the process “complicated and time-consuming,” the FCC order said.