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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:X-NONE">E</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:X-NONE">-</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:X-NONE">Rate
 Central News for the Week of</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:X-NONE"> May 1, 2017</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:X-NONE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Funding Status – FY 2016</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Special Construction Inquisition, cont.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Updates on USAC’s E-Rate Productivity Center and Legacy System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pro-active USCA Outreach for “Stuck” Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RFCDLs and Other EPC Updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">E-Rate<i>
</i>Updates and Reminders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Upcoming 2017 E-Rate Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FCC Decision Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">USAC News Brief Dated April 28 – FY 2017 Application Filing Window Reminders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Please excuse any typos or the occasional strange word in my emails. During my busy season, I often
 use speech-to-text to increase efficiency, and sometimes I don't have time to properly proofread. Thanks for understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Sabrina Carson<br>
e-Rate Coordinator | Willamette ESD<br>
<a href="tel:503.540.4495" target="_blank">503.540.4495</a> - phone | <a href="tel:503.540.2962" target="_blank">
503.540.2962</a> – fax<br>
<a href="mailto:sabrina.carson@wesd.org" target="_blank">sabrina.carson@wesd.org</a>
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