From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Wed Sep 9 08:45:47 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:45:47 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for September 7, 2009 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F191F67F4@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2009 Funding Status. Wave 20 for FY 2009 and Wave 67 for FY 2008 will be released this week. Funding will include Priority 2 awards at 85% and 88% and above, respectively. * SLD Computer System Upgrade Status. The interactive portions of the SLD will be out-of-service for the duration of the SLD?s computer system upgraded, targeted to be completed by September 14. In the interim, the E-Rate Central Web site now includes informational resources on Form 470 postings for FY 2010 and historic Form 471 funding data for all years through FY 2009. * Major Change in Application Review Procedures. The SLD recently revised its application review procedures to reverse a previous interpretation of the FCC?s Bishop Perry Order permitting FRN corrections increasing funding during PIA. Such changes can now be made only during the initial RAL correction period. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The SLD has provided updated registration and hotel information on its eight training sessions planned for this fall. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated September 4th ? Training and IT Upgrade. See information covered above. 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_09_07 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 105984 bytes Desc: Week_09_07 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Sep 14 08:27:05 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:27:05 -0700 Subject: [Erate] FW: USAC's Schools and Libraries News Brief for this week Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F192B173C@miranda.wesd.org> Looks like things are starting to come back up. Please keep me advised of any problems you encounter while using the system so that I can convey them to USAC management. :) 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 From: SL News Brief [mailto:SLNewsBrief at lists.universalservice.org] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:53 AM To: Carson, Sabrina Subject: USAC's Schools and Libraries News Brief for this week [http://www.usac.org/_res/images/campaign-images/usac-mailing-banner-update.gif] USAC IT Upgrade September 14, 2009 USAC IT Upgrade Completed The SLD IT upgrade has been successfully completed and you may access our systems and conduct business in the normal fashion starting at 9:00 am EDT today. You are free to file forms online such as Form 470 and Form 486 as well as check form status and access the other interactive functions. Note that some update work will be going on during this week. Specifically, on Monday: * The Form 470 Download tool will be updating and will not be accessible for downloads. Note, however, that if you performed a download on August 31, you have current data. * The Automated Search of Commitments tool will be missing data from the most recent FY2008 wave and the most recent FY2009 wave. * The Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) will be missing data from shortly before the upgrade started. * The Two-in-Five Tool will take several days to update. * Submit a Question may work slowly for the next few days. If you have a question, please call the Client Service Bureau at 1-888-203-8100. If you want to submit a request (service substitution, SPIN change, service delivery deadline extension, invoice deadline extension) or an attachment, we suggest that you use the mail, fax, or email submission described in the appropriate guidance material on the USAC website. Remember to save proof of the time and date of your submission. As with all major systems upgrades, there will be some things that we will need to fix, and we will do that as quickly as possible. To that end, if you have functions that do not work for you other than those noted above, please report them to our Client Service Bureau at 1-888-203-8100 and we will get them taken care of as soon as possible. If there are any major common problems, we will post them on our website and give you a status report in a timely manner as to when those problems will be fixed. As was indicated in past communications, we will be paying invoices this week and we plan to resume running waves this week in order to begin issuing FCDLs dated next week. We would like to thank all of you for your help and patience during the upgrade. You have made the difference! Thanks again! You may download and print copies of Schools and Libraries News Briefs on USAC's website. You may subscribe to or unsubscribe from this news brief. For program information, please visit the Schools and Libraries area of the USAC website, submit a question, or call us toll-free at 1-888-203-8100. Feel free to forward this news brief to any interested parties. Please do not reply to this email directly, as it was sent from an unattended mailbox. 1997-2009, Universal Service Administrative Company, All Rights Reserved. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Sep 14 08:39:44 2009 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:39:44 -0700 Subject: [Erate] FW: [seca] E-Rate Central News of the Week for September 14, 2009 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F192B177A@miranda.wesd.org> 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 From: ERCentral at aol.com [mailto:ERCentral at aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:19 PM To: SECA Subject: [seca] E-Rate Central News of the Week for September 14, 2009 See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2008 and FY 2009 Funding Status. As a result of the SLD IT upgrade, no regular funding waves for either FY 2008 or FY 2009 will be released this week. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The SLD?s computer system upgrade has been completed. The first two of the SLD?s eight fall workshops will be held next week. Three more individuals have been barred from the E-rate program. The FCC has requested public comment on the workshops it is holding in connection with the development of a National Broadband Plan. A recent FCC Order discusses commercial program distribution on school buses. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated September 11th. See information covered above. Win Himsworth E-Rate Central Tel: 516-832-2881 Fax: 516-832-2877 whimsworth at e-ratecentral.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise be protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. 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The FCC is considering modifications to USAC?s more strict interpretation of its Bishop Perry Order (discussed two weeks ago) to provide more flexibility in correcting clerical and ministerial application errors during PIA review. * Broad E-Rate Consultant Investigation. As a follow-up to the investigatory letters it sent last June to applicants who had used Trillion, USAC has also sent inquiries to applicants who had used E-Rate Consulting Services (?ERC?). * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The SLD?s computer system upgrade has been completed. The first two of the SLD?s eight fall workshops will be held this week. NTIA has developed a searchable database of all applications received for broadband stimulus funds, Schools and Libraries News Brief dated September 18th. Last week?s News Brief provides tips for addressing FY 2008 and FY 2009 funding before the opening of the FY 2010 application window. 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The resulting pages should have up-to-date information and be easier to navigate. I plan to have the updates completed by November 2nd. If at any time during the maintenance window you need assistance or access to documentation, you can contact me directly and I will assist you, See the attached newsletter for articles on: * FY 2008 and FY 2009 Funding Status. As a result of the SLD?s IT upgrade, no regular funding waves for either FY 2008 or FY 2009 will be released this week. The SLD informally projected that Priority 2 funding for FY 2009 would reach below 80% * SLD Fall E-Rate Training ? Part 1. The SLD?s fall training commenced last week with beginners, special topics, and advanced tracks. This is the first in a series of articles reviewing this training. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The next two of the SLD?s eight fall workshops will be held this week. Two new individuals have been appointed to the USAC Board. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated September 25th. Last week?s News Brief provides service provider tips for addressing FY 2008 and FY 2009 funding before the opening of the FY 2010 application window (several of which apply to applicants as well). 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_09_28 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 96256 bytes Desc: Week_09_28 - SECA.doc URL: