[Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for December 29, 2008

[Carson, Sabrina]

See the attached newsletter for articles on:


 *   Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund: Part 3.  Ten reply comments were received in response to the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry on USF management and administration.  The key E-rate related issues dealt with audits, record retention, and consultant registration.
 *   Another Prison Sentencing for E-Rate Fraud in Atlanta.  The CEO of a company supplying Atlanta schools in FY 1998 and FY 2001 was sentenced to a three year term.  Atlanta’s E-rate funding since FY 2002 either has been denied or is still pending.


 *   Revised Semi-Annual Report by the FCC OIG.   The FCC’s Office of the Inspector General issued a revised version of its last report to Congress.  The revisions substantially increased the dollar amounts and number of applicants subject to COMADs for 54 of the Round 2 auditees.
 *   E-Rate Updates and Reminders.  Only one small appeals wave for FY 2004 is expected this week.  Form 486 deadlines for January include FY 2008 funding in Waves 22-25.  The invoice deadline for FY 2008 non-recurring services (and potentially earlier years) is January 28, 2009.  The SLD did not publish a News Brief last week.


Sabrina Carson
e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support
Willamette Education Service District
2611 Pringle Rd SE
Salem, OR 97302
P: 503.540.4495
F: 503.540.2962

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