From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Apr 4 09:20:47 2011 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:20:47 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of April 4, 2011 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F89577CAF@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Wave 45 for FY 2010 and Wave 83 for FY 2009 will be released this week. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. USAC?s Semi-Annual Audit Recovery Report shows more than a doubling in recovery activities. Another service provider owner has pled guilty to E-rate fraud. Report questions the ?Federal Cupcake Commission.? * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated April 1. The latest News Brief discussed the use of the SLD?s on-line Application Status Tool. 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The E-rate portion of the recent annual report shows improvements in several SLD administrative procedure measurements. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The FCC launched a beta version of its new Web site. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated April 8. The recent News Brief discusses the important RAL correction process. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator 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_11 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 120320 bytes Desc: Week_04_11 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Apr 25 09:39:54 2011 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:39:54 -0700 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of April 18, 2011 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3F8A378D4F@miranda.wesd.org> I was out for vacation last week so I'm just catching up on the newsletter. :) See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. The released a preliminary estimate of demand for FY 2011 showing a 10% increase in funding requests over this year. Wave 47 for FY 2010 and Wave 84 for FY 2009 will be released this week. * Incomplete FY 2011 Applications. The SLD will be sending reminders to applicants who have not submitted signed certifications or Item 21 attachments. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The FCC has authorized USAC to accept corrections to clerical and ministerial errors at any time during the application review process. The FCC also issued six appeal decisions last week largely affirming past precedents. Additional information is provided on submitting RAL corrections. * Schools and Libraries News Brief dated April 15. The recent News Brief reviews the three basic levels of PIA reviews. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator 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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Sprint has initiated an excellent new process to send quarterly summary E-rate billing information to its customers. The FCC released another appeal decision addressing cases alleging that applicants had failed to consider price as the primary factor or failed to consider all bids. Schools and Libraries News Brief dated April 22. USAC will be sending out reminder letters this week to FY 2011 applicants who have not yet certified their Form 471s or may not have submitted required Item 21 attachments. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator 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_25 - SECA.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 109568 bytes Desc: Week_04_25 - SECA.doc URL: