From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Oct 22 08:45:07 2012 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:45:07 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of October 22, 2012 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Funding waves for FY 2011 and FY 2012 are scheduled for release this week. * SLD Fall Training - Program Compliance. This is the third in a series of articles summarizing key information from the SLD's fall training. The presentation focuses on Lowest Correspond Price and gift rules, and highlights the new "or equivalent" rule for Form 470 and RFP product specifications. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The invoicing deadline for FY 2011 recurring services is October 29th. The Form 486 deadlines for FY 2012, Wave 1-2, are November 7th and 8th. The FCC approved 14 Form 486 appeals. Three people have been nominated for the two open "school" positions on the USAC Board. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated October 19. The SLD's latest News Brief discusses the use and administration of entity numbers 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_10_22 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 77824 bytes Desc: Week_10_22 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Oct 29 12:24:54 2012 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:24:54 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of October 29, 2012 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Funding waves for FY 2011 and FY 2012 are scheduled for release this week. * SLD Fall Training ? Audits. This is the fourth in a series of articles summarizing key information from the SLD?s fall training. The presentation focuses on the two types of E?rate audits, the Beneficiary and Contributor Audit Program and the Payment Quality Assurance Program. * USTA/CTIA Renew Objections to USAC Guidance on LCP. The major telecom carrier associations renewed their arguments with the FCC over SLD interpretations of the Lowest Corresponding Price requirement. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. The invoicing deadline for FY 2011 recurring services is October 29th. The Form 486 deadlines for FY 2012, Wave 1-2, are November 7th and 8th. The FCC released four more appeal decisions. An FCC ex parte filing by Jive Communications highlights the ongoing controversy surrounding the provision of ?free? VoIP handsets. * Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated October 26. The SLD?s latest News Brief continues the discussion of the use entity numbers. 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_10_29 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 92160 bytes Desc: Week_10_29 - SECA.doc URL: