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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"'> SLD system problems have recently
slowed the release of funding waves, but Wave 31 for FY 2008 is scheduled
For December 10<sup>th</sup>. The Form 471 application window for FY 2009
opened December 2<sup>nd</sup> and will close February 12<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Unrequested
Invoice Deadline Extension Approvals</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. </span></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A number of applicants received
SLD e-mails last week indicating that their invoice deadline extension
requests had been approved — even though they had never made such
requests. The confusion was caused by the SLD’s use of a standard e-mail
format to report the automatic extension of invoice deadlines for those
applicants who had filed timely online BEARs for FY 2007 (or earlier)
which have not been acknowledged by their service providers.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Semi-Annual
Report of the FCC OIG</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>. The FCC released the Inspector General’s audit
report for the six month period ending September 30<sup>th</sup>. It
includes information on the previous Round 2 and the upcoming Round 3
audits. The report also noted six cases of successful criminal
prosecutions for E-rate fraud and conspiracy.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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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 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:l1 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Form
471 application window: 12/2 – 2/12.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Targeted
applicants have begun receiving notifications of Round 3 audits.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reply
comments to the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry are due December 15<sup>th</sup>.<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:l1 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Schools and Libraries News Briefs
dated December 2<sup>nd</sup> and December 5<sup>th</sup>. </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> A
special and a regular News Brief were released last week, both noting the
opening of the FY 2009 application window and providing a number of filing
tips.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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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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