SHLB Seeks E-rate Waiver Extension

The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) asked the FCC Wireline Bureau to extend until Oct. 2, 2023, the E-rate program's service delivery deadline for FY 2020 and 2021 (see 2106220027). It also asked the bureau to waive the program's rules for nonrecurring services, in a letter posted Thursday in docket 02-6. SHLB said applicants and providers face delays due to COVID-19 equipment shortages. The "delays and global supply chain problems have become worse, not better," SHLB said.