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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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 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
     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 2007 – FY
     2009 Funding Status.</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>  The delayed Wave 30 was released
     November 19<sup>th</sup>.  No waves have been scheduled for the
     Thanksgiving week, but Wave 71 for FY 2007 has been announced for the
     following week.  It is hoped that the Form 471 application window for FY
     2009 will be announced this week.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ESL for FY
     2009.  </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
     FCC has released the final Eligible Services List for FY 2009.  It is
     exactly the same as for FY 2008.<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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 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comprehensive
     Review of the Universal Service Fund: Part 2</span></b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.  Numerous
     comments were received to an FCC Notice of Inquiry regarding the
     management, administration, and oversight of the Universal Service Fund. 
     This second article highlights the commonly-expressed comments on the need
     to more precisely define the document retention rules, particularly as
     applied to audit situations.<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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 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;
     mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><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"'> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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  <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;
      mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
      deadline for submitting reply comments to the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry on
      fund management is December 15<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
      mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FY
      2008 Form 486 deadlines for the remainder of calendar year 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Schools and Libraries News Brief
     for November 4<sup>th</sup>. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> This week’s News Brief
     continues the discussion of the competitive bidding process, focusing on
     Form 470 and RFP issues.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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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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