The FY2017 BEAR deadline is in just a few days. The deadline is *Monday,
October 29, 2018* because the regular October 28 deadline falls on a Sunday
this year.

If you have any outstanding unpaid BEARs for FY2017 (July 1, 2017 - June
30, 2018) - either because you have not yet filed them or they have not yet
been approved - I strongly encourage you to file for an Invoice Deadline
Extension now. USAC will automatically grant a single 120-day extension
upon request, but you must file the request on or before the BEAR deadline.

Instructions for filing an Invoice Deadline Extension Request *in EPC* are
included in the attached guide for filing BEARs. Note that these requests
used to be filed in the BEAR area, but now should be filed in EPC.

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Anne Perloff
Maine State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools
Networkmaine, University of Maine System US:IT

Web: www.networkmaine.net/erate/

Email: [log in to unmask]

Phone: 207-581-3584

Mail:
Networkmaine
5752 Neville Hall, Rm 255
Orono, ME 04469-5752