September 30 Internal Connections Delivery Deadline for FY 2015 FRNs

September 13, 2016

~ List of Affected Entities Attached ~
~ $12.4 million is at stake ~

The last date to have FY 2015 Category 2, internal connections equipment delivered and installed is September 30, 2016 which means an important deadline is just two weeks away for 232 PA applicants.   Below is a list of PA applicants that may not have received and/or installed their FY 2015 internal connections equipment yet (based on the fact that either no invoice has been submitted yet to USAC, or an invoice has been submitted but not for the entire amount of the FRN).  To obtain additional time to receive/install the equipment, applicants must submit a Form 500 to request a 12-month Service Delivery Deadline Extension (SDDE) and that Form 500 must be postmarked by September 30, 2016.  There are no exceptions to this deadline.

Attached is a detailed spreadsheet that shows the all possible affected FY 2015 FRNs, and the list of affected entities also is listed below.   If no Form 486 has been filed yet, it is noted in green (the Form 486 for FY 2015 FRNs must be filed in the legacy system at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp).

If your name is on the list and you have received/installed the equipment and have already invoiced USAC, but will not be using the remaining funding, you should file a Form 500 to return the remaining Category 2 funding to that school’s Category 2 budget so the money can be used in future years.

The easiest version of the Form 500 is at:  http://e-ratecentral.com/formsRack/app/forms/500-typein.pdf.

– Use Block 2, # 8 to request a Service Delivery Deadline Extension

– Use Block 3, # 10 to reduce a funding commitment (and return C2 funds).  Be sure to include a spreadsheet with the Form 500 explaining which school’s C2 budget the funding should be returned to.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.

– Julie

Affected Entities (please open attached spreadsheet for more details if your name is on this list)

Julie Tritt Schell

717-730-7133 – o
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jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org

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