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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 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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<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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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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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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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
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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