From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Dec 3 10:46:20 2012 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 18:46:20 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 3, 2012 Message-ID: WESD's recent proposal to change the way we invoice our consortium members made news all the way in New York! See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. The FY 2013 application window opened December 12 and will close March 14. Funding waves for FY 2010, FY 2011, and FY 2012 are scheduled for this week. * New Round of PQA Audits. Applicants are reporting a new set of PQA audits of randomly selected invoice payments, including questions on CIPA compliance. * Update on "Free" VoIP Phones. Although the FCC has not announced a decision on the eligibility of bundled end-user VoIP phones, USAC has begun FY 2012 funding of unaffected funding requests for Jive customers. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The FCC released one more appeal decision last week. An ESA proposes ending upfront, pre-funded discounts for consortium members. * SLD News Brief for November 30. The SLD's last News Brief review eligible services. 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_03 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 92672 bytes Desc: Week_12_03 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Dec 10 14:04:15 2012 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:04:15 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 10, 2012 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. The FY 2013 application window opened December 12 and will close March 14. Funding waves for FY 2010, FY 2011, and FY 2012 are scheduled for this week. * Nationwide Progress on Direct Certification. USDA's latest report on the use of direct certification, updated for 2011-2012, shows that the percentage of schools that directly certify SNAP participants is fast approaching 90%. Direct certification matching should increase NSLP participation rates which, in turn, may increase E-rate discount rates * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The FCC released four more appeal decisions last week. The SLD confirmed the release of a new round of PQA audits. * SLD News Brief for December 7. The SLD's last News Brief discusses the SLD's training site which can be used to practice online entry of Forms 470, 471, and 486. 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_10 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 137728 bytes Desc: Week_12_10 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Dec 17 15:24:34 2012 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:24:34 -0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 17, 2012 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. The FY 2013 application window opened December 12 and will close March 14. Funding waves for FY 2011 and FY 2012 are scheduled for this week. * E-Rate and the Fiscal Cliff. The federal Fiscal Cliff will not have a direct effect on E-rate funding per se, but E-rate is facing its own fiscal cliff beginning with FY 2013. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The FCC released one large appeal decision last week. * SLD News Brief for December 14. The SLD's last News Brief discusses the SLD's new Form 470 download tool (designed primarily for service providers). 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_17 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 157184 bytes Desc: Week_12_17 - SECA.doc URL: