FCC Announces Supply Chain Reimbursement Program Applications Filed

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau announced the applications filed for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program. The Reimbursement Program received 181 applications and, upon initial review by the Reimbursement Program Fund Administrator, the gross cost estimate demand for Reimbursement Program support contained in the applications initially found eligible and acceptable for filing is nearly $5.6 billion. The filing window closed on January 28, 2022, and the FCC commenced the official 90-day application review period for the Reimbursement Program on January 31, 2022. Given the number and complexity of the applications filed as further discussed herein, the Bureau will extend the application review period by an additional 45 days. Accordingly, the Bureau’s deadline for acting on the submitted applications is Wednesday, June 15, 2022.