From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Aug 4 09:08:37 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 16:08:37 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of August 4, 2014 Message-ID: Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: Funding waves for FY 2012, FY 2013, and FY 2014 are scheduled this week. * E-Rate Modernization FNPRM: The first E-rate modernization Order includes a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("FNPRM") addressing five additional topics. Initial comments are due September 15. * Updates and Reminders: o USAC Fall Applicant Training o FCC Appeals Decision Watch * SLD News Brief Dated August 1 - CEP and Form 486 Notification Letters: The SLD's latest News Brief outlines the new Community Eligibility Provision discount rate calculation and reviews the Form 486 and the associated notification letters. It also includes a quick summary of the new rule for calculating discounts on CEP schools effective FY 2015. 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 08-04- SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 103936 bytes Desc: Week 08-04- SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Wed Aug 13 10:04:06 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:04:06 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of August 11, 2014 Message-ID: Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: Funding waves for FY 2012, FY 2013, and FY 2014 are scheduled this week. * E-Rate Modernization - Eligible Services List: The FCC released the draft of the Eligible Services List for FY 2015. Initial comments are due September 3rd. * Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods. * SLD News Brief Dated August 8 - Form 470 for FY 2015: The SLD's latest News Brief discusses the use of the current "FY 2014" Form 470 to begin the procurement process leading to contracts for FY 2015. Applicants seeking MTM services must wait for a new version of the Form 470 due out in the early fall. 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 released a Staff Report with background information on the Order and published two preliminary maps of school and library broadband deployment. * Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods. o FCC Appeal Decision Watch. * SLD News Brief Dated August 15 - Program Changes for FY 2014: The SLD's latest News Brief reviews two program changes included in the E-rate modernization Order that will become effective for program years FY 2014 and earlier. 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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Priority 2 funding for FY 2014 is now being denied at all discount levels. * E-Rate Modernization - Winners and Losers: Program changes under the E-rate modernization Order to eliminate or phase down eligibility of services in Category 1, offset by additional funding for Category 2, will benefit some applicants and service providers, but will hurt others. * Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods. * SLD News Brief Dated August 22 - Out-of-Window Letters: The SLD's latest News Brief indicates that roughly 300 applicants will be formally notified this week that their Form 471 applications for FY 2014 missed submission or certification deadlines. 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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