PDE Presents E-rate Year 3 Satellite Teleconference on Nov. 10
Message Posted October 26, 1999
The Office of Educational Technology is pleased to announce that on November
10th from 9:30 - noon, they will be presenting a live statewide
teleconference on E-rate to Pennsylvania's schools and libraries. As you
know from a previous e-mail, the Year 3 application cycle has begun, the
forms have changed, and several rules have been changed to the E-rate
program.
We encourage all Pennsylvania schools and libraries, as well as
their service providers, to participate. There will be approx. 30-45
minutes of questions and answers at the end of the broadcast where you will
be able to call or fax in your questions. We encourage you to have the new
470 and 471 along with their instructions onhand the day of the broadcast
(available at: http://www.sl.universalservice.org/Reference/forms.asp)
If your site is willing to host individuals who would like to view the
teleconference but are unable to do so at their own facility, please e-mail
me and I will compile a list that will be distributed a few days prior to
the broadcast.
Although the agenda may change somewhat, it will include the following
topics:
Year 1: Making sure everyone has submitted 486s and BEARs for
everything in their funding commitment letters
Year 2: What you should have received by then
Who is getting funded and who is not
When you can and cannot change service providers after you file your
471
What you should do if you submitted a BEAR and haven't received a
BEAR approval letter
Year 3: New 471 window only
Application submission deadlines
Evergreen 470 for multi-year contracts
New rules for contract extensions and renewals
Making sure you are applying for everything you're eligible for
Going through the new forms 470 and 471 line by line
Raising discount percentages
How to get your application considered first
Why everyone should be applying online for year 3
How to make E-rate applications for PEPPM purchases
General: Review of consortia eligibility and what and how funds must be
reallocated back to consortia members
What to do if you've never applied for E-rate before
Entirely new SLD web site overview
This program will only be available on C-Band Satellite. The receive
specifications
are as follows:
Satellite: GE-2 (C-Band)
Transponder: 18
Polarization: Horizontal
Channel Number: 18
Downlink Frequency: 4060 MHz
Orbital Portion: 85 degrees West Longitude
Audio Frequency: 6.2/6.8
The satellite test will begin at 9:00 a.m.
The presentation will be uplinked from WITF in Harrisburg, with the
assistance of the the Pennsylvania Distance Education Consortium. If you
experience technical difficulties the day of the broadcast, call (717)
221-2959. The question call-in number and fax-in numbers will be posted on
the screen during the broadcast.
We look forward to your participation!
-- Julie
Julie L. Tritt
Executive Policy Specialist
Office of Educational Technology
PA Department of Education
333 Market Street, 10th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126
(717) 705-4486
(717) 787-7222 - fax
jtritt@state.pa.us
www.L2L.org
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