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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple id="role_body"><div class=WordSection1><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'>My offices were closed last week so this didn’t get out to you. Hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season!<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a name="OLE_LINK9"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Funding Status. </span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The application window for FY 2011 will open January 11<sup>th</sup> and close March 24<sup>th</sup>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wave 32 for FY 2010 and Wave 77 for FY 2001 will be released this week. The Priority 2 funding threshold for FY 2010 has been reduced to 81%.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EDU2011 Applications Received. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As of last weekend, 85 applications had been reported received for the FCC’s wireless Internet pilot program.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;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"'>The FCC has clarified the rules on the eligibility of “free” mobile devices included in cellular service plans. Congress again exempted the Universal Service Fund from ADA restrictions for another year. Another FCC appeal order granted relief to seven applicants who had inadvertently canceled FRNs during PIA review.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;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 December 23. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This week's News Brief is a reminder that the winter contact rules will remain in effect only until January 7<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div><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 Coordinator</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></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>