FCC Extends the Time to Receive Services under the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program to June 30, 2023
Based upon feedback from multiple stakeholder groups, the Federal Communications Commission has agreed to allow schools to use their approved Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program funding to purchase equipment, other non-recurring services, and recurring services through June 30, 2023, a one-year extension from the original June 30, 2022, deadline. This extension applies to ECF applications successfully filed in the two application windows in the summer and fall of 2021. Since the application periods closed it has become clear that factors outside of the control of schools could jeopardize their ability to fully utilize their approved funding.