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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"'>Funding Status
     Update.</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
     </span><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
     font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Another funding wave
     for FY 2009 will be released this week. The application window for
     FY 2010 is open and will close February 11, 2010.  The filing
     deadline for FY 2010 Form 470s has passed.</span><b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif"'>Maintenance, Warranties, and Uncertainties.  </span></b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>USAC and the FCC
     have yet to clarify the definition of “unbundled warranties” recently
     deemed ineligible.  This could affect the Priority 2 eligibility of
     certain products such as Cisco SMARTnet.  Maintenance contracts including
     any warranty-like services should be crafted accordingly.<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 Updates and Reminders.</span></b><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>  </span><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next
     non-recurring service invoice deadline is January 28<sup>th</sup>. The FCC
     is seeking final comments prior to releasing its National Broadband Plan.
     Another person, convicted of E-rate fraud, has been suspended from the
     program.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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     mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
     "Arial","sans-serif"'>Schools and Libraries News Brief dated January 15<sup>th</sup>
     –</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
     <b>Application Process.</b>  The SLD’s latest News Brief reviews the types
     of information required to complete a Form 471 application.<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:#244061'>Sabrina Carson<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</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'>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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