The archive of the online E-rate training workshop, “The New E-rate: Preparing for Funding Year 2015 and Beyond”, has been updated and revised to include changes and clarifications made by the FCC and USAC.
The workshop was originally recorded on December 2, 2014. A Second E-rate Modernization Report and Order was adopted on December 11. As a result, some of the information in the workshop needed updating. Annotations have been added to the recording, indicating changes to the information that was originally presented. And the presentation slides have been edited to include this same information.
The workshop archive is available on the
NLC E-rate webpage, under Training.
UPDATE:
I have received requests to list the changes made to the E-rate workshop and slides. So, here is a list of the edits I made:
- The Second Modernization Report and Order was adopted on December 11, 2014:
- Increased Funding Cap for Category One services from $2.45 billion to $3.9 billion.
- Modified the Urban and Rural Designations – an individual school or library will be designated as ‘urban’ if located in an area with a population equal to or greater than 25,000. Any individual school or library not designated as ‘urban’ will be designated as ‘rural’.
- The Urban/Rural Lookup tool is now available.
- Form 471 Correction – on the ‘Category One – Phase Down’ slide #16: You must submit a separate 471 Funding Request for Voice Service, NOT an entirely separate application.
- The FY2015 Filing Window for Form 471 is January 14 – March 26, 2015. Thursday, February 26 is the last day you can post a Form 470 and still comply with the 28-day waiting period. The Timeline on the NLC E-rate webpage has been updated with the deadlines.
If you have any questions or need any assistance with your E-rate forms, please contact
Christa Burns, 800-307-2665, 402-471-3107.
