The FY2016 Form 470 is available through USAC's new E-rate Productivity Center (EPC) Portal. If you do not have EPC set up for your billed entity, you will need to *contact USAC’s Client Services Bureau at 1 (888) 203-8100 *to create the EPC Account Administrator account for your organization. Entities that apply for any E-Rate not arranged through Networkmaine must file a Form 470 if they have an expiring contract or want to request E-Rate for new services for FY2016. A billed entity cannot file a Form 470 without first setting up its EPC account. A step by step how to guide for the Form 470 and the Competitive Bidding Process that follows the certification of the form can be found by going to http://networkmaine.net/erate/ and downloading the PDF file entitled "FY2016 Form 470 How to Guide" from the Keeping on Track Section on the right side of the page. The deadline to file the Form 470 will remain unknown until the FY2016 Form 471 Filing Window is announced. _____________________________________________ *Anne Perloff* Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools Networkmaine ... a unit 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