From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Mar 1 12:52:54 2010 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:52:54 -0800 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for March 1, 2010 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F420C1193@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status Update. Funding Wave 42 for FY 2009 will be released this week. FY 2010 applicants should review their RALs carefully. * FCC-Sponsored E-Rate Survey. Online surveys requesting information on Internet access usage and E-rate funding were distributed last week to a random sample of applicants. Participation, while voluntary, is encouraged * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The deadline for submitting reply comments on the FCC?s proposed new CIPA rules is March 12th. The next open FCC meeting on March 16th will include a presentation on the National Broadband Plan to be delivered to Congress the following day. * Schools and Libraries News Briefs dated February 23 and 26 ? NO/NI. Last week?s SLD News Briefs discussed post-filing activities. The SLD?s ?Never IN, Never OUT!? mantra is explained. 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 U.S. Department of Education has released a draft of its National education Technology Plan * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated March 3 ? RAL Corrections. Last week?s SLD News Brief is required reading. The RAL process provides applicants with an important opportunity to correct previously filed Form 471 applications for FY 2010. 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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Comments on the FCC?s proposed rules to permit community usage of school Internet facilities are due April 5th. A presentation of the FCC?s National Broadband Plan will be available online on March 16th. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated March 3 ? No Cert Letters. USAC mailed approximately 660 ?Notifications of Form 471 With No Certification? letters 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Please pass this along to anyone that you think will benefit from it! http://download.broadband.gov/plan/national-broadband-plan.pdf 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: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Mar 22 10:37:05 2010 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:37:05 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News of the Week for March 22, 2010 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F63402C89@miranda.wesd.org> Thank you to our friends at E-Rate Central for the attached matrix. It is a helpful and concise breakdown of the NBP components related to e-Rate. See the attached newsletter and NBP matrix for articles on: * FY 2009 Funding Status. Funding Wave 45 for FY 2009 will be released this week. * FCC National Broadband Plan. The FCC?s extensive National Broadband Plan was released last week. From an E-rate perspective, the Plan is designed to increase flexibility and bandwidth, foster innovation with pilot programs, improve connectivity to community colleges, provide additional funding, and improve program efficiency. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Applicants receiving Form 471 ?No Certs? letters must respond by March 30th. Comments on the FCC?s proposed rules to permit community usage of school Internet facilities are due April 5th. . * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated March 19 ? PIA Review. Overview of the basic Program Integrity Assurance (?PIA?) 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... 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Preliminary indications point to more, but less burdensome, E-rate audits beginning in the second half of 2010. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Applicants receiving Form 471 ?No Certs? letters must respond by March 30th. Comments on the FCC?s proposed rules to permit community usage of school Internet facilities are due April 5th. The DOJ has reached an agreement with Houston ISD under the False Claims Act. SLD service provider training sessions have been scheduled in May in Los Angeles and Tampa. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated March 26 ? Form 471 Status. Review of the use of the SLD?s Application Status tool. 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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