From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Fri Sep 6 14:34:04 2013 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 21:34:04 +0000 Subject: [Erate] FW: [seca] E-Rate Central News for the Week of September 2, 2013 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Funding waves for FY 2010, FY 2012, and FY 2013 are scheduled this week. * E-Rate 2.0 NPRM - Other Issues? The final section of the NPRM covers CIPA, rural designations, CEO, waste-fraud-abuse, WiFI hotspots, and national emergencies. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Initial NPRM comments are due Sept. 16. The revised online BEAR system is now operational. The FCC issued three appeal decisions approving 52 requests and denying 14 others. * SLD News Brief Dated August 30. The SLD's latest News Brief reviews service delivery and contract extensions for non-recurring services. 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Responders to the NPRM face a series of challenges to deal with the scope of issues raised, trade-offs between funding and demand, conflicting objectives, and limited number of actual proposals. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Initial NPRM comments are due Sept. 16. * SLD News Brief Dated September 6. The SLD's latest News Brief announced the end of the SLD's summer contact procedure period. 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 09-09 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 77824 bytes Desc: Week 09-09 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Wed Sep 11 08:58:23 2013 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:58:23 +0000 Subject: [Erate] FW: AESA Legislative Alert In-Reply-To: References: <1114845519546.1109158006886.199.7.15111506@scheduler.constantcontact.com>, Message-ID: Even though this is geared toward ESD's, any applicant can file comments to the FCC if they wish. The resources listed in this announcement could be helpful to those who may wish to submit comments on behalf of your district. [AESA Logo 1] AESA Legislative Alert ! As you may know, AESA contracts for legislative services through AASA. Noelle Ellerson has taken Bruce Hunter's position at AASA and still helps represent AESA. We are issuing this alert and ask for your responses, which you can send directly to Noelle. AESA CEO's had a good response for our last alert and we need your help again. Thanks so much for your assistance. Lee Warne Here is Noelle's Message - Good morning all! I hope this email finds you well, and your school year off to a good start! As you'll recall, the FCC released a pretty expansive set of proposed changes to the E-Rate program earlier this summer. This conversation is the first meaningful change we've had to talk about funding for E-Rate, along with ensuring availability for internal connections for all schools, not just the poorest. Your voice can help make the difference. We have drafted a summary of the proposed changes as well as created a template response for you to work from. While AASA has filed joint comments with AESA, it is the voice of individual school leaders that will be the deciding factor. Comments are due by Sept 16. I'd be happy to save you the hassle of navigating the FCC website; if you want me to file your comments on your behalf, please email them to me (with something related to E-Rate in the subject line) by COB on the 13th. Here's everything you could need to file: ? E-Rate toolkit (this includes talking points and data on E-Rate) ? Summary of proposed Changes ? comments in reply to FCC proposed changes ? Template response (use as a starting point for your comments; personalize as you see fit!) Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, in advance, for your work on this. Noelle Noelle M. 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Funding waves for FY 2010, FY 2012, and FY 2013 are scheduled this week. * E-Rate 2.0 - Early Comments. Although we expect many NPRM comments to be filed this Monday, here are links to a selection of early filings.. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders. Initial NPRM comments are due this Monday; reply comments are due October. 16th. The FCC will host a cybersecurity conference on October 1st. The FCC issued three applicant-specific competitive bidding appeal decisions last week * SLD News Brief Dated September 13. The SLD's latest News Brief provides tips for clearing up FY 2012 and FY 2013 matters before beginning the application cycle for FY 2014. 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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The FCC issued one appeal last week providing clerical error relief for seven applicants. * SLD News Brief Dated September 20. The SLD's latest News Brief provides tips to service provider for clearing up FY 2012 and FY 2013 matters before the beginning of the application cycle for FY 2014. 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 09-23 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 101376 bytes Desc: Week 09-23 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Sep 30 10:51:27 2013 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:51:27 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of September 30, 2013 Message-ID: See the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status. Funding waves for FY 2012 and FY 2013 are scheduled this week. * Definition of "RFP." The FCC published an appeal decision last week rejecting an applicant's contention that supplementary documents made available to service providers responding to its non-RFP Form 470 was not formally a request for proposal. * Updates and Reminders. The FCC has released a shutdown plan in the event of an Oct. 1 lapse of Congressional appropriations. Reply E-Rate 2.0 NPRM comments are due October. 16th. The FCC will host a cybersecurity conference on October 1st. The FCC is seeking nomination for six seats on the USAC Board. The FCC plans to post all initial and final reports filed by participants in its FY 2011 Learning-on-the-Go pilot wireless access program. The SLD's 2013 fall training workshops begin this Monday in DC. * SLD News Brief Dated September 27. The SLD's latest News Brief reviews the E-rate program eligibility criteria for schools, libraries, and service providers. 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