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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>While the forms cannot be used yet, the links below will allow you to familiarize yourself with their content.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>Two important items to note: January 11<sup>th</sup> is the deadline for them to post the forms “</span><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>before the opening of the 2011 application filing window”, which may indicate that the window COULD open on the 11<sup>th</sup> or 12<sup>th</sup>. Also, in the 471 instructions, it states that the Item 21 attachments must be filed prior to window closing. This is a potentially big change for many of you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>In any case, I do not recommend that applicants wait until January to file their 470’s. There is no penalty for using the old form and it will save a lot of stress not doing it at the last minute. Let me know if you have questions. </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#010101'>J</span><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A2.pdf">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A2.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A3.pdf">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A3.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A4.pdf">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A4.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A5.pdf">http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-2218A5.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>DA 10-2218<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>Released: November 19, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>DATE FOR REVISED FORMS 470 AND 471 AND ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"TimesNewRoman\,Bold";color:#010101'>CC Docket No. 02-6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces that revised FCC Forms 470 and 471 and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>their accompanying instructions have been approved for use by the Office of Management and Budget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>(OMB). The final drafts of the forms and instructions, to be used for informational purposes only,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>accompany this public notice. They will be available for actual use by E-rate participants after being posted<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>on USAC’s website by January 11, 2011, before the opening of the 2011 application filing window.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Applicants should NOT use the new forms until they are posted on USAC’s website.</span><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'> On that date, applicants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>will be able to file electronically or download a copy of the revised forms from USAC’s website,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'><a href="http://www.usac.org/sl">www.usac.org/sl</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>USAC will accept the previous FCC Forms 470 and 471, dated November 2004, for funding year<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>2011 and FCC Forms 470 that have already been filed do not need to be resubmitted. In addition, applicants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>that file the currently available Form 470, dated November 2004, will not have to have a technology plan for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>priority one services for funding year 2011, even though the certification at block 5, item number 21,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>indicates that such a technology plan is required.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>The Bureau submitted a revision of FCC Forms 470 and 471, collection 3060-0806, for OMB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>approval pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>3 </span><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>The Bureau sought<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>comment on the proposed changes July 1, 2010.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>4 </span><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>The revisions streamline the forms by eliminating<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>questions that are no longer useful and limit data collection to information that is not already available<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>elsewhere. Also, the FCC Form 471 now requires information about the current number of broadband<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>connections and their speeds and requires that the Item 21 attachment be submitted with the form. The<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>forms also gather specific information about the type of entity filling out the forms or applying for E-rate</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>funding. Finally, the forms are updated to reflect changes in program rules and citations. The forms were<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>approved by OMB on October 8, 2010 and expire in 2013.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>For further information, contact James Bachtell, Telecommunications Access Policy Division,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400, TTY (202) 418-0484.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>- FCC -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;color:#010101'>5</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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>e-Rate Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Willamette Education Service District</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2611 Pringle Rd SE</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Salem, OR 97302</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P: 503.540.4495</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>F: 503.540.2962</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>