October 29, 2026
Urgent Reminder Letter Error
Some program participants received an “Urgent Reminder Letter: You are Past the Invoicing Deadline” in error.
USAC recently sent urgent reminder letters telling some applicants and service providers that “the E-Rate Program Invoice Deadline Date (IDD) has passed and there have been no reimbursement requests (i.e., invoices) submitted for the Funding Request Numbers (FRNs) listed below”.
If you received this letter and the invoice deadline date (IDD) for your funding request number (FRN) has not expired and you have received disbursements for your FRN, please disregard the letter. You do not need to take any action.
If the IDD for your FRN has expired and you have not submitted a reimbursement request, you should follow the instructions in the letter.
To check the status of your FRNs, please go to the E-Rate FRN Invoice Deadline Tool on USAC’s Open Data webpage.
We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. If you have questions, please contact the Customer Service Center (CSC) at (888) 203-8100.
October 23, 2026
USAC Emergency System Maintenance on October 22
USAC performed emergency system maintenance on Thursday, October 22, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET. During the maintenance, USAC systems was unavailable for an extended period.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
October 22, 2026
EPC Category Two (C2) Updates
USAC made updates to EPC to better enable school and library applicants (including Tribal libraries) to request a C2 budget recalculation during the FY2027 EPC Administrative Window if their student counts or library square footage has changed. This is referred to as a “replacement C2 budget” request and is optional. The C2 budget would be recalculated in EPC should any data change. EPC will also remind applicants to request a budget recalculation via a popup message if any data is updated. To learn how to request a C2 Replacement Budget, watch Module 6: How to File a C2 Budget Replacement Request in the EPC Administrative Window learning module.
October 22, 2026
E-Rate In-Person Training Materials Available
E-Rate experts provided training, discussed program updates, and answered questions from new and experienced participants in Phoenix, Arizona (September 15) and Washington, D.C. (September 24). Information on these events and presentation materials are available on the In-Person E-Rate Training Events webpage.
October 22, 2026
Use Open Data to Confirm Invoicing and Service Delivery Deadlines
In some cases, your Invoice Deadline Date (IDD), and/or Service Delivery Deadline (SDD) for non-recurring services may have changed. You can use USAC’s Open Data platform to confirm these deadlines. This data is located in the E-Rate FRN Status Tool FY2016+. Please reference the video on how to use the tool to determine your deadlines. You can also check your SDD and IDD in EPC under Records ® Funding Requests.
USAC has created a new E-Rate Post Commitment Deadline Tool for applicants and service providers to better track critical post-commitment deadlines applicable to the E-Rate program. Specifically, the tool allows users to track invoicing deadlines, the FCC Form 473 (Service Provider Annual Certification, or SPAC) status, and the FCC Form 486 status in a unified interface to ensure applicants and service providers have visibility into the final stages of the funding lifecycle. You can learn more in the August 2026 E-Rate News Brief or view the PC Deadline Tool User Guide 2026.
