There is just one week left to submit a paper version of the Form 470. *Any Form 471 paper version must be received by USAC by February 19*. If you are filing on paper, you will need to mail it as soon as possible in order for it to arrive by the deadline. _____________________________________________ *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 --- On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Anne Perloff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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. **** > _____________________________________________ > > *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 > > --- > >