Reminder -

If you need to file a Form 470 this year (if you apply for E-Rate not
arranged through Networkmaine, and you have an expiring contract or want to
request E-Rate for new services), the deadline is fast approaching.

You must post a Form 470 for every service for which you are seeking E-Rate
discounts except for services for which you have a multi-year contract that
will not expire until after June 30, 2015.

*Paper Form 470 Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 *
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. It usually takes about two weeks to receive the PIN.

*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
(and if necessary issue an RFP) and certify it online with an electronic
PIN.

**** Remember that you must wait 28 days after the Form 470 is posted or
you issue any RFPs before you can complete your competitive bidding
process, select a service provider, sign a contract, and submit a Form 471.
The Form 471 must be posted before the filing window closes at **11:59 PM
EDT on March 26, 2014. ****
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*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

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