From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Apr 6 09:16:51 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:16:51 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for March 30, 2009 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F09F755E5@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2007 ? FY 2008 Funding Status. Wave 45 for FY 2008 will be released on March 31st. * Belated Requests for Invoice Deadline Extensions. Contrary to a charge made in a recent FCC appeal, SLD approvals and denials of Invoice Deadline Extension Requests appear to be based on flexible, not arbitrary, guidelines. This article explains these guidelines and discusses strategies to deal with denials. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated March 27th. The SLD?s most recent News Brief discusses reviews the use of its online Application Status tool to follow the progress of one or more applications through the review process. 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Again, there will be no funding wave for FY 2007. * Charter Communications, Bankruptcies, and BEAR Payments. The bankruptcy filing by Charter Communications highlights the importance of careful handling of BEAR payments flowing through a bankrupt company. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. USAC?s most recent Semi-Annual Recovery Report shows a 60% increase in funds subject to recovery from applicants. Commissioner and staff changes at the FCC may delay E-rate decisions. The SLD?s online Form 470 system can now be used for FY 2010. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated April 3rd. The SLD?s most recent News Brief discusses corrective SPIN changes. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The previous ETP field has been relabeled ?Form 499 filer,? with designations of ?X,? ?Y,? and ?Z.? * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated April 3rd. The SLD?s most recent News Brief announces a broader definition of eligible Web hosting for FY 2009, and discusses the procedural implications. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week_04_13 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 103936 bytes Desc: Week_04_13 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Apr 20 10:54:16 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:54:16 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for April 20, 2009 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F0B11F88E@miranda.wesd.org> Just a Reminder? Oregon Department of Education staff are in the process of reviewing technology plans for Ed-Tech, and I am reviewing them for e-Rate. While many of the criteria overlap, there may be instances in which your plan will pass for one program, but not another. Please pay careful attention to the guidance you receive from your reviewer, and remember that an approval for one program does not guarantee approval for the other. You will receive separate guidance and separate approval letters for each program. I am working closely with my counterparts at ODE and we are committed to helping each and every district and ESD get their plans approved. As always, feel free to contact me with questions. ? See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2008 Funding Status. Wave 48 for FY 2008 will be released on April 22nd. * Limits on FCC Tolerance. A reason FCC appeal decision on Form 470 issues, approving 39 appeals and denying 31 others, provides a lesson on what the FCC will and will not accept as clerical and ministerial errors. * PIA Outreach on Revised Web Hosting Eligibility. As promised last week, PIA has begun reaching out to applicants with Web hosting FRNs to determine if funding requests should be increased to account for Intranet hosting. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated April 17th. The SLD?s most recent News Brief discusses the requirements and procedures for requesting ?operational? SPIN changes. 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The SLD?s online Form 486 system has been updated to support FY 2009 filings. A second set of bankruptcy notices have been sent to creditors of Charter Communications and its subsidiaries ? the bankruptcy should not affect E-rate discounts and reimbursements. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated April 24th. The SLD?s most recent News Brief provides additional clarification on the eligibility of Web hosting. It makes a distinction between Web sites controlled by the applicant (eligible) and those controlled by a service provider (ineligible). 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week_04_27 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 88064 bytes Desc: Week_04_27 - SECA.doc URL: