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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: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"'>  Wave 74 for FY 2007 will be released
     on January 21<sup>st</sup>.  Waves 35 and 36 for FY 2008 are expected
     to be released on January 22<sup>nd</sup>.  The FY 2009 application window
     closes February 12<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;
     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif"'>Change of Leadership at the FCC.  </span></b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Current FCC
     Chairman Kevin Martin announced his resignation effective January 20<sup>th</sup>. 
     The new President’s reported choice for a new Chairman is Juluis
     Genachowski.<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 and the Proposed Economic Stimulus Package.  </span></b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The House
     economic stimulus bill, including the “Education for the 21<sup>st</sup>
     Century” section, contains a number of funding provisions which would
     complement, and perhaps be linked to, the E-rate program.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Annual Charges
     for Recurring Services.  </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Form 471 requirement to show monthly
     charges for recurring services does not mean that annual charge contracts
     are disallowed.  However, applicants should be careful when committing to
     annual charges for basic maintenance services which are contingent on
     E-rate funding.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <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";color:windowtext'>E-Rate
     Updates and Reminders. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> </span><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Key upcoming
     dates include the non-recurring invoice deadline for FY 2007 (January 28<sup>th</sup>)
     and Form 471 deadline for FY 2009 (February 12<sup>th</sup>).  The
     SLD has begun posting a series of short video tutorials on E-rate matters<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:l1 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif"'>Schools and Libraries News Brief Dated January 9<sup>th</sup>. 
     </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The
     SLD’s most recent News Brief provides a detailed discussion of VoIP
     eligibility.  Two key points are that on-premise VoIP controllers are
     eligible only as Priority 2, and that VoIP telephone sets are ineligible.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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>

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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>

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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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