E-Rate Demand Estimate for Funding Year 2020

The Universal Service Administrative Company’s estimate of demand for the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism discounts (also known as the E-rate) for Funding Year (FY) 2020 is $2.91 billion, of which $1.74 billion is for Category 1 services (mainly broadband internet access service) and $1.17 billion is for Category 2 services (mainly internal connections). This estimate is based on the total amount of funding that was requested in the FCC Form 471 applications received on or before April 29, 2020, the close of the FY 2020 FCC Form 471 filing window (i.e., January 15, 2020 to April 29, 2020).