From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Mar 4 10:22:12 2013 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 18:22:12 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of March 4, 2013 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. The FY 2013 application window will close March 14. Funding waves for FY 2011 and FY 2012 are scheduled for this week. * E-Rate and Sequestration. Basic E-rate funding and USAC administrative expenses are exempt from sequestration-related budget cuts, but cutbacks at the FCC may adversely affect the timeliness of program decisions. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. One FCC decision granted 16 waivers of the Form 486 deadlines. Type-in versions of E-rate paper forms are available from E-Rate Central. * SLD News Brief for March 1. The SLD's latest News Brief reviews its top ten tips for applicants for FY 2013. It also indicates that randomly selected applicants and service providers will be receiving "balance verification" e-mails in connection with an audit of USAC. 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 03-04 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 119808 bytes Desc: Week 03-04 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Fri Mar 8 09:03:39 2013 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 17:03:39 +0000 Subject: [Erate] SOEN contract has been officially extended! Message-ID: DAS and CenturyLink have executed a contract extension effective until June 30, 2017. For those of you that have been waiting to file your form 471 until this contract was extended, I've attached the extension documents so that you can file your form accurately. There has been a price increase so you will want to review the documents carefully. Since the PDF is a little hard to read, there is a word version attached as well. You can file for the services the way you normally would. You can create a single FRN for the entire funding year because we are using the exact same contract as before, just amended and extended. You can begin to use the new expiration date of June 30, 2017. Everything else should be the same. The SPIN number, contract number and establishing form 470 number will all be the same. Again, just make sure to review the pricing so that you requested enough funding on your form. As always please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Whew! 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Funding waves for FY 2011 and FY 2012 are scheduled for this week. * FY 2013 Applications: The Final Days. Tips for last minute application filers. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Hint on avoiding online filing system timeouts. The FCC has requested comments on minor updates to Forms 472, 473, and 474. Comments on the SLD's IT modernization program are due March 22nd. New York applicants participating in the USDA's new CEO program need to use FY 2012 discount rate data for their FY 2013 applications. * SLD News Briefs for March 8-10. The SLD's latest News Brief and additional Special Editions provide a few reminders for concerning Block 1, Block 2, and 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... 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