FCC to Open Third ECF Application Window, Commits Additional $68M in Funding
The FCC will open a third application filing window April 28 to May 13 for the Emergency Connectivity Fund, said a news release Wednesday. Several groups made the request (see 2203160058). The FCC will award "at least $1 billion" in…
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support, it said, noting this "will likely be the last opportunity" for eligible applicants to seek funding. The service delivery date is Dec. 31, 2023, for third round applicants and "any subsequent filing windows covering funding for purchases made" between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2023, said a public notice in docket 21-93. The FCC also announced a 12th round of funding commitments that included $49 million for applicants during the first application filing window and $19 million for second round applicants. The additional funding window "will be a huge help for schools, libraries, and the millions of people who do not have affordable internet access," said Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition Executive Director John Windhausen, whose group petitioned for a third filing window in January: "The next round of ECF funding will extend and expand many of the existing school and library ECF programs and open the door for more eligible anchors to connect their communities."