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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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