Good Morning E-Rate Community,Per USAC’s News Brief released this past Friday, The FCC announced an inflation factor of 2.2% for FY2019.Based on the new factor, the rounded calculations for FY2019 Category Two budgets are:

Schools = Number of students * $159.67

Libraries with an IMLS locale code of 11, 12, or 21 = Total square footage * $5.32

Libraries with other IMLS locale codes = Total square footage * $2.45

Budget floor = $9,793.04

When calculating your remaining Category 2 budget, remember that the Category 2 Budget Lookup Tool in EPC does not reflect commitments from FY2015.  Also, as of last weekend, the tool has not been updated to reflect the new FY 2019 budget factors.

This is a reminder of the upcoming E-Rate filing dates/deadlines: February 26th – Extended invoice deadline for FY 2017 recurring services. February 27th – Last

The Ohio Department of Education has released the October 2018 MR-81 document. To retrieve a copy, go to my website at www.ohio-k12.help/erate . It’s located

Per the FCC Modernization Order, each school receives a Category 2 (C2) budget that may be used to provide broadband connectivity within the school. The