From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Wed Sep 3 11:55:15 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 18:55:15 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of September 1, 2014 Message-ID: Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: Funding waves for FY 2013 and FY 2014 are scheduled this week. * E-Rate Modernization - Effective Dates: Various provisions of the E-rate modernization Order become effective on one of four dates, specifically: (1) September 18, 2014; (2) later in 2014 depending upon OMB approval of new forms; (3) July 1, 2015; and (4) July 1, 2016. * Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods. o FCC Appeal Decision Watch. o USAC Appoints CEO. * SLD News Brief Dated August 29 - E-Rate Modernization Topics: The SLD's latest News Brief merely lists the topics to be covered in subsequent News Briefs. 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Name: Week 09-01- SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 118784 bytes Desc: Week 09-01- SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Sep 8 14:34:39 2014 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 21:34:39 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of September 8, 2014 Message-ID: Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: Funding waves for FY 2013 and FY 2014 are scheduled this week. * E-Rate Modernization - ESL Comments: Initial comments filed on the FCC's draft Eligible Services List for FY 2015 reflect two common themes including (1) acceptance of structural changes in the program, and (2) the need for certain clarifications and simplifications. * Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods. o FCC Appeal Decision Watch. o End of Summer Contact Procedures * SLD News Brief Dated September 5 - Categories 1 and 2: The SLD's latest News Brief begins a series of articles on the E-rate modernization Order starting with the re-categorization of products and services. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator | Willamette ESD 503.540.4495 - phone | 503.540.2962 - fax sabrina.carson at wesd.org www.wesd.org [cid:A05DC38F-DCE3-4AFB-BF98-E86255261B19] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this e-mail may be confidential. If you are not the addressee you are officially notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.png Type: image/png Size: 29757 bytes Desc: image005.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A "FY 2015" version of the Form 470, which is not yet available, must be used for all tariffed and MTM services. * Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods. * S&L News Brief Dated September 12 - Category 2 Budgets: USAC's latest News Brief discusses the new Category 2 budgetary mechanism to allocate maximum Wi-Fi system discounts for individual schools and libraries for FY 2015 and FY 2016. Sabrina Carson e-Rate Coordinator | Willamette ESD 503.540.4495 - phone | 503.540.2962 - fax sabrina.carson at wesd.org www.wesd.org [cid:A05DC38F-DCE3-4AFB-BF98-E86255261B19] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this e-mail may be confidential. If you are not the addressee you are officially notified that you may not use, copy, disclose, or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. 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Draft Form 470 and Form 470: The FCC released draft copies of revised Form 470, Form 471, and associated instructions requesting expedited OMB approval by November 3rd. * E-Rate Modernization ? FNPRM Comments: Initial comments to the FCC?s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressed future funding needs, multi-year contracts, NSLP data collection, consortia, and library support. ? Updates and Reminders: o E-Rate Modernization Comment Periods o FCC Appeal Decisions Watch o State School Connectivity Profiles * S&L News Brief Dated September 19 ? Discount Calculations: USAC?s latest News Brief discusses changes in the discount rates will be calculated beginning in FY 2015. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Week 09-22 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 118272 bytes Desc: Week 09-22 - SECA.doc URL: