FCC Gives Schools Another Opportunity to Seek E-rate Funding

The FCC will open a second funding year 2020 filing window to allow schools to request additional E-rate funding, citing increased bandwidth needs because of remote learning during COVID-19. The window opens when a notice is posted in the Federal Register and closes Oct. 16. “As the school year begins, many school districts are relying on remote learning, either in whole or in part,” the FCC said Wednesday: “This heightened reliance on remote learning, as well as social distancing in schools providing in-person instruction, has dramatically increased demand on school networks, creating an urgent need for additional on-campus bandwidth.”