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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="OLE_LINK11"></a><a name="OLE_LINK12"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>See the attached newsletter for
articles on:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FY 2008 and FY
2007 Funding Status. </span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wave 19 for FY 2008 will be released on
Tuesday, August 19<sup>th</sup>. Wave 60 for FY 2007 was unexpectedly
released last Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>$800 Million in Newly Designated Funds Already
Available for Rollover. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> USAC’s latest quarterly projections
filed with the FCC shows a surprisingly high increase of $800 million in
available unused funds (which had recently been growing only at a $150
million quarterly rate). Unless the FCC changes its rule, this additional
funding (plus any other unused funds identified over the next three
quarters) will be available for rollover into FY 2009.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-Rate Updates and Reminders. </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Four of the
seven SLD fall training sessions are now in wait list mode. Initial
comments on the draft ESL for FY 2009 were submitted last week; reply
comments are due this Thursday. An FCC appeal Order released last week is
consistent with recent applicant-friendly decisions.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Schools and Libraries News Brief for August 15<sup>th</sup>.</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> This week’s
issue discusses use of the SLD’s online Submit a Question feature to ask
E-rate questions.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";
color:#1F497D'>Sabrina Ganoe</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>e-Rate and Procurement Customer Support<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Willamette Education Service District</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>2611 Pringle Rd SE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Salem, OR 97302</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>P: 503.540.4495</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>F: 503.540.2962</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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