The window to file a FY2014 Form 471 to apply for E-Rate discounts on
eligible products and services for 2014-2015 opens at 12 Noon EST January
9, 2014 and closes at 11:59 pm EDT on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. This makes
for a 77 day filing window.

If you only apply for E-Rate funding through Networkmaine (not directly
with USAC), these dates do not apply to you as Networkmaine will file a
Form 471 for Internet and transport services for its consortium members.

If you intend to file for E-Rate for other eligible products and services
or if you apply for E-Rate but are not a member of Networkmaine, these
dates apply to you.

Remember that the deadline for posting a Form 470 is determined by the Form
471 window closing date as you must wait 28 days after the Form 470 is
posted to the USAC website or you issue any RFPs before you can close your
competitive bidding process, select a service provider, sign a contract,
and submit a Form 471.

Therefore the following Form 470 deadlines are now in effect.

*Online Form 470 Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 *
      February 26, 2014 is the last day to post a Form 470 to the USAC
website or issue an RFP and still complete all of these actions before the
Form 471 window closes. This is the best and easiest way to file the Form
471.

*Paper Form 470 Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 *
      Wednesday, February 19, 2014 is the deadline by which USAC must
receive a Form 470 submitted on paper. If you do not have an electronic PIN
to certify USAC forms online, then you can either (1) submit and certify a
paper form or (2) submit a form online and then mail a paper certification.
In either case, the form and the certification must be received by USAC by
this deadline. After you submit a paper form and/or certification for the
first time, USAC will mail you a PIN so that you can certify forms online
in the future.

_____________________________________________

*Anne Perloff*
Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools
Networkmaine ... a division of the University of Maine System

Web: www.networkmaine.net/erate/

Email: [log in to unmask]

Phone: 207-561-3584

Fax: 207-561-3531

Mail:
Networkmaine
5752 Neville Hall Rm 244
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469

---