The deadline to file an FCC Form 470 for FY2016 is almost here. *April 1, 2016 is the last day to file an FY2016 FCC Form 470.* If you wait to file your Form 470 until April 1, then you will have to complete all of the following on April 29, which is the day that the Form 471 filing window closes: - Evaluate the bid responses and select a service provider - Enter into a legally binding contract with that service provider, unless services will be month to month or tariff - Complete and submit your FCC Form 471 That's a lot to accomplish in one day. Get your Form 470 completed as soon as possible. Be working on the steps to prepare your Form 471. Don't forget that both the FCC Form 470 and the FCC Form 471 must be filed in EPC. _____________________________________________ *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 255 University of Maine Orono, ME 04469