From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Feb 1 16:54:17 2010 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:54:17 -0800 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for February 1, 2010 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F41B608E0@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status Update. Funding Wave 38 for FY 2009 will be released this week. Current indications are that the Priority 2 funding threshold for FY 2009 will be in the 70-78% range. The application window for FY 2010 will close February 11, 2010. * Clarification on Unbundled Warranties. USAC and the FCC have clarified that ?duplicative? ? rather than ?unbundled? ? warranties are ineligible. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The SLD is seeking FCC authority to discontinue the Eligible Products Database. NCES has released an updated survey on information technology usage in public schools. A small amount of federal funds has been allocated through the Department of Education to the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies to support educational technology grants beginning later this year. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated January 29th ? Application Process. The SLD?s latest News Brief reviews the various sections of the Form 471 application. 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 SLD issued three News Briefs last week covering various aspects of the application process. 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_02_08 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 114176 bytes Desc: Week_02_08 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Feb 9 08:22:26 2010 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:22:26 -0800 Subject: [Erate] USAC EXTENDS 471 FILING WINDOW BY 8 DAYS!!! New Deadline FEBRUARY 19th!! Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F41CE5ED3@miranda.wesd.org> The following is an announcement posted by USAC this morning. Fantastic news for all involved. Happy Filing!! Window Closing: FY2010 Filing Window Close Extended to February 19, 2010 (2/9/10) Due to adverse weather conditions in many areas of the country that may have prevented applicants from filing their FY2010 E-rate applications by the close of the window, USAC - in consultation with the FCC - has extended the close of the filing window to FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010 AT 11:59 pm EST. All FCC Forms 471 electronically filed or postmarked by that date and time will be considered IN WINDOW 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... 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Edward Markey (D-MA) has introduced a proposal to: (a) index the funding cap to inflation; (b) streamline the application process; and (c) create three pilot programs involving home broadband access, community college and Head Start funding, and electronic books. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Comments on the FCC?s proposed new CIPA rules are due February 18th. Cost allocations for the recurring and non-recurring portions of certain services may differ. The FCC meeting to address community usage of E-rate funded facilities was postponed until this Friday. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated February 12: Item 21 Attachments. Last week?s SLD News Brief discusses the preparation and submission of Item 21 attachments. 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... 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Applicants who successfully submitted their applications by last Friday should: (a) track any mailings; (b) check application status on the SLD Web site; (c) submit Item 21 attachments; and (d) pay strict attention to Receipt Acknowledgment Letters (?RALs?). * Community Use of School Internet Facilities. Subject to several provisions, the FCC has approved the use of school Internet facilities by the general public during non-operating hours. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The deadline for submitting comments on the FCC?s proposed new CIPA rules was extended to February 25th. A presentation at last week?s FCC open meeting previews several E-rate program changes expected to be included in the forthcoming National Broadband Plan. * Schools and Libraries News Briefs dated February 16, 18 and 19 ? Window Close. Last week?s SLD News Briefs covered several aspects of the impending application window close. 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If you didn't see it come through this morning, give your junk mail folder a once-over to make sure it's not stuck there. If you receive the survey and link, you can't share it with other entities as it is unique for each applicant, but you can share it with other staff members if you are not able to answer all the questions yourself. I urge anyone who receives the survey to try and complete it if your workload allows. You can stop in the middle and pick up where you left off later if needed. This is another great opportunity we are being given to make our needs known. Please take a few minutes to participate if you can. :) 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: