{"id":33353,"date":"2021-06-14T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=33353"},"modified":"2021-06-14T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:51:09","slug":"usac-launches-ecf-information-websitetraining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=33353","title":{"rendered":"USAC Launches ECF Information Website\/Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">June 14, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today USAC, the organization administering the Emergency Connectivity Fund, announced the launch of the ECF information website at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyconnectivityfund.org%2Fabout%2F%23&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7Cb379c9075ee7438bb13808d92f4af758%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637592821286756278%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=gFkLFhSQl6Kr55sCP1TXo%2F7UvJjipBjwyDa%2BunH%2BC3U%3D&amp;reserved=0\" 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to:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyconnectivityfund.org%2Ftraining%2Flive-sessions%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7Cb379c9075ee7438bb13808d92f4af758%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637592821286766224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=LIsOMBZJfhkUdcKbq5%2F5DlHau9GJPNASyJjaBP6EkKE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyconnectivityfund.org%2Fstay-informed%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7Cb379c9075ee7438bb13808d92f4af758%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637592821286766224%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=h4RBZOiGLlZxjTff4AQ2M67iQi06kkA%2FW8HiZO%2Fcapo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.emergencyconnectivityfund.org%252Fstay-informed%252F%26data%3D04%257C01%257Cpl-erate%2540lists.psu.edu%257Cb379c9075ee7438bb13808d92f4af758%257C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%257C0%257C1%257C637592821286766224%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C2000%26sdata%3Dh4RBZOiGLlZxjTff4AQ2M67iQi06kkA%252FW8HiZO%252Fcapo%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1623776004893000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGB_HEaYnOyOYoN6KpJZ3dfXV5qig\">https:\/\/www.emergencyconnectivityfund.org\/stay-informed\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Wednesday, June 16, I will be conducting an ECF webinar that will provide an overview, but will also provide greater detail of what we know will be asked on the ECF application, and answer live Q\/A.\u00a0\u00a0 To register:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-ratepa.org%2F%3Fpage_id%3D745&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7Cb379c9075ee7438bb13808d92f4af758%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637592821286776290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=Q37oA%2BBQ5NnhktcjNs1GMNVQtT4vTZp2B5uHIR9X6as%3D&amp;reserved=0\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-ratepa.org%2F%3Fpage_id%3D32310&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpl-erate%40lists.psu.edu%7Cb379c9075ee7438bb13808d92f4af758%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C1%7C637592821286776290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&amp;sdata=v31wiHRjZ5wm5PcL8CYLyAmQzNhExJ%2F2j57cT5grKH8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" 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