Don't Put USAC in Charge of E-rate Procurement: Funds for Learning
Funds for Learning told FCC Wireline Bureau staff that the E-rate competitive bidding framework "is healthy and should not be changed," said an ex parte letter posted Monday in docket 21-455. The agency's NPRM proposing to establish a centralized online…
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bidding portal "would conflict with state and local procurement regulations," the group said, citing the agency's "poor track record of creating effective online tools for applicants" (see 2112140062). The FCC should "continue to rely on local procurement officials to conduct local procurement," Funds for Learning said, saying the Universal Service Administrative Co. "has no experience managing procurement for school and library systems."