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Happy Holidays and some E-rate News!
Message Posted December 21, 2000

I would just like to take this opportunity to wish the 1100+ members of the

Pennsylvania E-rate listserve a very happy holiday season. Although I've

never met some of you in person, I feel like I know each and every one of

you "E-rate Gurus" through your e-mails and calls.

I also would like to take a second and give you a brief wrap up of where we

are with E-rate:

Year 2 Out of the Window Requests: In PIA review. Funding Commitment

Letters expected in January and February. My prediction? Most requests

will be funded!

Year 3 Appeals: Only 12 decisions made so far. Many more will come in

January.

Year 4 Applications: Last day to submit 470 truly is tomorrow (Dec. 22) --

that is exactly 28 days from Jan. 18. Hope you didn't wait that long to

file! Form 471 due Jan. 18 -- please beat the rush and file early.

Filtering legislation: Passed Congress last week, but won't go into effect

for many, many months (certainly not for Year 4). We'll give you all the

details after the holidays. My prediction? Filtering software will NOT

become E-rate eligible (Congress didn't want it). My advice? Don't be

swindled by vendors saying that you have to buy software NOW or that their

product is "approved."

SPIN Change Rules: New, very liberal rules were just adopted by FCC (did

you read my previous e-mail?). If you need changes for Year 2, have your

request received by Jan. 31, 2001!!!

Again, all the best to you E-rate guru's and your families.

-- Julie

(p.s. -- yes, I got married in May, thus the name change below... Thanks to

everyone who has noticed during the last 6 months!)

Julie Tritt Schell

Executive Policy Specialist

Pennsylvania Department of Education

333 Market Street, 10th Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17126

(717) 705-4486

(717) 787-7222 - fax

jtritt@state.pa.us

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