Today is May Day - May 1, 2017. That means there is now only 11 calendar days to certify your FY2017 Form 471 before *the filing window closes at 11:59 PM EDT on May 11, 2017*. Remember the following rules: - Do not certify your Form 471 before the Allowable Contract Date (28 days after your Form 470 was submitted) - Do not certify your Form 471 before you have signed a contract with the chosen service provider - Do certify your Form 471 before the window closes! For guides on all things Form 471 related, visit http://networkmaine.net/erate/EPC/EPC.htm _____________________________________________ 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-*581*-3584 | *Note that my phone number has changed* Fax: 207-581-1604 Mail: Networkmaine 5752 Neville Hall, Rm 255 Orono, ME 04469-5752