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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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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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     mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FY 2007 – FY
     2009 Funding Status.  </span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wave 29 and Wave 30 for FY 2008, and
     Wave 70 for FY 2007, will be released November 5-6.  The Wave 30 release
     will include Priority 2 denials at the 80% level.  The FCC has not yet
     released the final ESL version for FY 2009, a pre-condition for
     establishing the Form 471 application window. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Break in the FCC
     Appeal Backlog.  </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif"'>The FCC issued 28 decisions last week approving 287
     appeals. Subjects covered include late-filed Form 471s, the Tennessee test
     for Priority 1 on-premise equipment, unreferenced RFPs in Form 470s,
     eligibility of unregistered ETPs, and late-filed invoices.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Revisions to
     USAC Administrative Procedures</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.  This year’s list of USAC
     Administrative Procedures, just submitted to the FCC, include two new
     procedures dealing with LOA/Form 470 consistencies and multi-tier bid
     evaluation processes.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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      mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
      font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-Rate Updates and Reminders.  </span></strong><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>FY 2007 recurring service invoice deadline is past<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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6.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>FY 2008 Form 486 deadlines began last Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:1.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level3 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Hurricane Katrina reminders<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>    </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fall
E-rate training<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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     mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Schools and Libraries News Brief
     for October 31<sup>st</sup>. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> This week’s News Brief
     poses and answers questions regarding the relationship between an
     applicant’s technology plan and Form 470.  </span><span style='font-size:
     10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";
color:#1F497D'>Sabrina Carson</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
"Monotype Corsiva";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:
"Arial","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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