From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Jul 7 14:38:07 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 21:38:07 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of July 7, 2014 Message-ID: Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: Funding waves for FY 2012 and FY 2014 are scheduled next week. * Unofficial E-Rate 2.0 Developments - Part II: Additional information continues to emerge about proposed changes to the E-rate program including Wi-Fi funding caps, discount rate changes, and GSA pricing options. * Updates and Reminders: o USAC Fall Applicant Training o FCC Appeal Decisions Watch * SLD News Brief - None Issued July 4th 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 07-07- SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 90624 bytes Desc: Week 07-07- SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Fri Jul 11 12:54:23 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 19:54:23 +0000 Subject: [Erate] FCC formally adopts Chairman Wheeler's e-Rate Modernization Proposal Message-ID: >From the USAC Website: "7/11/2014 - FCC Adopts Landmark Modernization Order The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Modernization Order that will expand Wi-Fi networks in schools and libraries across America. The new rules are the next major step in a comprehensive modernization of the E-rate Program, the first such effort since the program's creation 18 years ago. The program increases focus on the largest and most urgent need-closing the Wi-Fi gap-while transitioning support away from legacy technologies to 21st Century broadband connectivity, ensuring E-rate Program money is spent smartly, and improving program administration. The reform will expand Wi-Fi to more than 10 million students in 2015 alone. For more information, read the FCC's press release, or read the FCC's quick fact sheet." More details will be released as they become available. 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... 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Below is the press release from USAC, including a link to the order itself. I welcome your questions and concerns, so please send them my way. I will do my best to address them as quickly as possible. >From http://usac.org/sl "7/23/2014 - FCC Adopts Landmark Modernization Order The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Modernization Order that will expand Wi-Fi networks in schools and libraries across America. The new rules are the next major step in a comprehensive modernization of the E-rate Program, the first such effort since the program's creation 18 years ago. The program increases focus on the largest and most urgent need-closing the Wi-Fi gap-while transitioning support away from legacy technologies to 21st Century broadband connectivity, ensuring E-rate Program money is spent smartly, and improving program administration. The reform will expand Wi-Fi to more than 10 million students in 2015 alone. 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