E-rate Eligible Services List for 2016

In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission release the eligible services list (ESL) for funding year 2016 for school and libraries universal service support program (E-rate) and authorizes the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to open the annual application filing window no earlier than 60 days after release.

In 2014, the FCC adopted two orders modernizing the E-rate program. In response to the first of the E-rate Modernization Orders, we shortened and simplified 2014’s ESL, while including in that ESL the changes the FCC made to the program for funding year 2015. In the ESL Public Notice for this coming funding year, we proposed keeping the basic structure of the ESL while modifying the ESL to reflect the changes the FCC made to the E-rate program for funding year 2016 in the Second E-rate Modernization Order, and to provide some minor clarifications. Based on our review of the record, we now adopt those proposed changes to the ESL, with modifications as described herein.