From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Jan 5 10:59:11 2015 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 18:59:11 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of December 22, 2014 Message-ID: Catching up from the winter break. Hope you all had a Happy Holiday Season! Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: Funding waves for FY 2013 and FY 2014 are scheduled this week. * FY 2015 E-Rate Filing Window: Announced for January 14 - March 26, 2015 * E-Rate Modernization - The New E-Rate 2.1 Order Released: The FCC released the second E-rate modernization Order providing additional details on the increased funding for E-rate and greater flexibility for funding new broadband networks. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders: * FCC Decision Watch * USAC E-Rate Webinars * S&L News Brief Dated December 18 - Winter Contact Procedures: USAC's latest News Brief reviews the PIA review procedures that are currently in effect for the winter holidays. 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. 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Name: Week 12-29 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 128000 bytes Desc: Week 12-29 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Jan 5 11:03:08 2015 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 19:03:08 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of January 2, 2015 Message-ID: Please see the attached newsletter for articles on: * Funding Status: One funding wave for FY 2014 is scheduled this week. * 2014 Review - 2015 Preview: The FCC issued two major E-rate modernization orders in 2014 that will fundamentally change the E-rate program and further focus its benefits on broadband deployment. 2015 will be an interesting and challenging implementation year for applicants, service providers, and program administrators alike. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders: * FY 2015 Form 471 Application Window: 1/14/15-3/26/15 * USAC E-Rate Webinars * S&L News Brief Dated January 2 - End of Winter Contact Period: USAC's latest News Brief reminded applicants that the special winter contact procedures ended January 2nd. 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... Name: Week 01-05 - SECA.doc Type: application/msword Size: 131072 bytes Desc: Week 01-05 - SECA.doc URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Mon Jan 5 16:43:43 2015 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 00:43:43 +0000 Subject: [Erate] e-Rate Training Video Released Message-ID: Hello All! We've created a video that goes over some of the finer points of the new e-Rate changes. You can view it at http://youtu.be/_4b5WWse65A. As you will notice if you've read my emails, some of the information has changed since it was recorded. I've also attached a PDF of the slides to aid in note taking. It's my hope that you will be able to use the information in this video to better prepare for the 2015 application cycle. As always, please feel free to email me with questions or clarifications. Keep in mind that if I see a lot of the same questions, I may release an FAQ rather than respond to your inquiry directly. Happy Filing! 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Name: 2015 e-Rate Training.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 358525 bytes Desc: 2015 e-Rate Training.pdf URL: From Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org Tue Jan 13 08:49:44 2015 From: Sabrina.Carson at wesd.org (Carson, Sabrina) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:49:44 +0000 Subject: [Erate] E-Rate Central News for the Week of January 12, 2015 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. * FY 2015 Form 471 Application Window Opens Wednesday: The FY 2015 application window opens at noon EST on January 14th and will close just before midnight EDT on March 26th. USAC has released Block 4 discount rate templates for both schools and libraries. Block 5 funding templates should be available this week. * E-Rate Updates and Reminders: * USAC E-Rate Webinars * S&L News Brief Dated January 9 - Funds Available for Carry Forward: USAC's latest News Brief references late December guidance from the FCC on cash reserve management changes and USAC's revised estimate of funds available for roll-over. Overall, $5 billion or more in funding should be available for FY 2015. 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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Applicants are strongly encouraged to begin work on their Form 471 applications now! * E-Rate Updates and Reminders: * USAC E-Rate Webinars * S&L News Briefs Dated January 13, 14, and 16 - FY 2015 Applications: USAC released three News Briefs last week, all providing tips and guidance on the online Form 471 application process. 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... 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