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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:red'>Registration for the USAC 2009 Fall
training in Portland is still open! You will probably not be able to get their
room rate at this late of date, but it looks like there may still be spots
available. I strongly encourage those of you who can make it to register TODAY.
You can download and print the training materials from USAC’s registration page
below.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-presentations/training-presentations-archive/training-2009/fall/portland-or-training.aspx"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.universalservice.org/sl/about/training-presentations/training-presentations-archive/training-2009/fall/portland-or-training.aspx</span></a><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'>Also, I will be presenting the Oregon Department of Education’s
annual e-Rate Training on Tuesday the 20<sup>th</sup> at 2:00pm, so those of
you who can’t make it to the USAC training can attend that one via
videoconference. You are of course also welcome to attend both trainings if you
wish. You can also view the ODE training via streaming video both during the
presentation and afterward. There will be more information about those options
as it becomes available. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:red'>The training materials for the <b>ODE </b>training are attached to
this message and should also be available on the web today or tomorrow. Please
let me know if you have any questions about either training. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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></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 2008 and FY
2009 Funding Status.</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Wave 23 for FY 2009 and
Wave 69 for FY 2008 will be issued this week.</span><span
style='color:windowtext'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> There is no change in Priority 2
funding for either year.</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></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"'>SLD Fall E-Rate Training – Part 3.</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> This week’s
article reviews the evolving SLD procedures for correcting E-rate
applications during PIA review.<b><o:p></o:p></b></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"'>E-Rate Updates and Reminders.</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> As discussed
in the last SLD News Brief, October 28<sup>th</sup> and 29<sup>th</sup>
are key program deadlines. The 6<sup>th</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup> of the SLD’s
eight fall workshops will be held this week. Mandatory electronic
payments by USAC, when initially implemented, will not apply to BEAR
payments. The FCC released two requests for comments dealing with the
costs of broadband deployment.<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"'>Schools and Libraries
News Brief dated October 9<sup>th</sup>. </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Last week’s
News Brief reviews the key deadlines for FY 2008 invoicing and FY 2009
Form 486s.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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color:black'><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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