From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Dec 5 11:20:08 2011 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:20:08 -0800 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 5, 2011 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3FA07A6DE3@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Wave 25 for FY 2011 and Wave 77 for FY 2010 are scheduled for release this week. Priority 2 funding is being provided at 90% for FY 2011. The application window for FY 2012 will open January 9 and close March 20, 2012. * Revised Form 479 and Form 486 Instructions. The CIPA compliance language of the Forms 479 and 486 instructions have been updated to reflect the added provisions of the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act. * FCC Decisions on "Innocent Victims" Appeals. The FCC rejected arguments made by several third-party vendors seeking USAC invoice payments for work done under contracts that had subsequently been determined to be invalid due to competitive bidding violations by applicants and other suppliers. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The deadline for responding to the first batch of Form 486 Urgent Reminder Letters is December 6. * Schools and Libraries Special News Brief dated December 2. The SLD latest News Brief reviews a number of eligible services issues. 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_12_05 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 98304 bytes Desc: Week_12_05 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Dec 12 08:51:23 2011 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:51:23 -0800 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 12, 2011 Message-ID: <06D9FD985A42704BB0E8F483ACA3FE2E3FA0896C8D@miranda.wesd.org> See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Wave 26 for FY 2011 and Wave 78 for FY 2010 are scheduled for release this week. Priority 2 funding is being provided at 90% for FY 2011. The application window for FY 2012 will open January 9 and close March 20, 2012. * FCC Competitive Bidding Appeal Decisions. The FCC released three appeal decisions last week addressing (a) Form 470s and RFPs, price as the primary bid assessment factor, and (c) manufacturer designations on Form 470s. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The e-Bookroom Initiative filed comments with the FCC proposing an extension of EDU2011 pilot program funding. A video of the Senate confirmation hearings provides a nice introduction to the two new FCC Commissioner nominees. * Schools and Libraries Special News Brief dated December 9. The SLD latest News Brief discusses the Form 470 as a part of the E-rate application 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_12_12 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 95744 bytes Desc: Week_12_12 - SECA.doc URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: footer URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Dec 19 08:56:51 2011 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:56:51 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 19, 2011 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. The application window for FY 2012 will open January 9 and close March 20, 2012. No information is available on funding waves for this week. * SLD Training: The Road to Success - Contracts. This article summarizes and further explains SLD training material on contracts. Topics include multi-year and extendable contracts, and state master contracts * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. A new study by Pew Research indicates that most teens have witnessed meanness and cruelty on social networking sites. The latest information on AT&T's FCC cupcake blitz highlights an important aspect of the E-rate gift rules. * Schools and Libraries Special News Brief dated December 16. The SLD latest News Brief provides several important reminders on filing a Form 470. 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_12_19 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 99840 bytes Desc: Week_12_19 - SECA.doc URL: