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Year 10 (2007-08) Wave 1 E-rate Funding Committed!
Message Posted April 26, 2007

Congratulations to the following 457 Pennsylvania schools and libraries that will be receiving Year 10, Wave 1 E-rate Funding Commitment Letters, totaling $9,587,144.17. A summary of each commitment is listed below.  If you find that your funding commitment letter does not arrive in a timely manner, please call the SLD ASAP to get a replacement (888-203-8100). All Year 10 correspondence will be sent in PINK.

A wave will be arriving every week until the Year 10 funding is exhausted. This wave consists of requests for Priority 1 services (telecom and Internet). There are many, many more waves coming, and your commitment will be in one of the upcoming waves.  To assist you in understanding the funding waves, there is a Q & A posted at the end of this message.

The next step for those entities funded in Wave 1 will be to file the Form 486 which tells the SLD it's OK to pay invoices, who approved your technology plan, and that you are CIPA compliant.  Unfortunately, the Online Form 486 is not yet available for FY 2007.  As soon as it becomes available, I will send a message to the listserve with helpful hints on using the form.

If you have any questions, please contact me at jtschell@comcast.net.

E-rate Year 10, Wave 1

Applicant        Amount        
Aaronsburg Branch Library        $       2,992.14      
Abington Friends School          $     18,096.00       
Abington School District         $     35,835.46       
Academy Of Notre Dame    $       5,040.00      
Academy Of The Blessed Virgin Mary       $     13,334.04       
Albert Gallatin Area Sch Dist    $   195,712.27        
Aliquippa School District        $     37,142.39       
All Sts School   $     14,364.30       
Allegheny Intermediate Unit      $   300,357.00        
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Sch Dist        $     19,320.00       
Allentown Central Catholic High School   $       1,799.76      
Allentown School District        $   230,529.60        
Altoona Central Catholic - St Mary's     $       2,652.00      
Ambler Catholic School   $         771.46      
Annunciation Bvm School          $       7,680.00      
Antietam School District         $     15,447.72       
Apollo Memorial Library          $       1,595.58      
Aquinas Academy          $       4,449.94      
Archbishop Ryan Sch. w/Hearing Impairment        $       3,909.60      
Ascension Of Our Lord School     $       1,545.98      
Athens Area School District      $     89,085.70       
Austin Area School District      $       9,338.96      
Avonworth School District        $     26,088.00       
B F Jones Memorial Library       $     23,630.40       
Baden Memorial Library   $       6,309.24      
Baldwin-Whitehall School Dist    $   139,766.46        
Beaver Area Memorial Library     $       5,188.80      
Beaver Area School District      $     22,041.73       
Beaver Co Federated Lib System   $           80.00     
Beaver County Avts       $       3,000.00      
Beaverdale Public Library        $         875.23      
Bedford County Fed Library Sys   $       2,190.82      
Bedford County Technical Center          $       8,190.00      
Belle Vernon Public Library      $         628.74      
Belleville Mennonite School      $       2,210.04      
Bellwood-Antis Public Library    $         900.00      
Bentworth School District        $     14,135.42       
Berks Career & Technology Center         $     22,656.00       
Berlin-Bros Valley Sch Dist      $     27,060.00       
Bethlehem Area Public Library    $     17,324.42       
Bethlehem Area Voc-Tech School   $     46,775.16       
Bethlehem Center School Dist     $     18,248.62       
Bishop Carroll High School       $     10,668.00       
Bishop Guilfoyle High School     $       6,552.00      
Bishop Mccort High School        $       8,040.00      
Blairsville Public Library       $         697.20      
Blue Mountain School District    $     12,952.18       
Boyertown Area School District   $   143,079.36        
Bradford Area Public Library     $       1,218.00      
Bradford Area School District    $     56,037.98       
Brandywine Community Library     $         432.00      
Brentwood Boro School District   $     22,860.00       
Brookline Regional School        $       1,136.34      
Brookville Area School Dist      $     19,020.00       
Brownsville Free Pub Library     $       1,007.14      
Burgettstown Area Sch District   $     13,932.00       
Burrell Township Library         $         714.00      
California Area School Dist      $     13,870.73       
Cameron County School District   $     12,348.00       
Cardinal Brennan High School     $     18,213.76       
Career Institute Of Tech         $     15,258.00       
Carlisle Area School District    $     10,911.63       
Carmichaels Area School Dist     $     16,362.36       
Carnegie Free Library    $     16,780.80       
Carrolltown Public Library       $       1,065.60      
Catasauqua Area School Dist      $     25,796.70       
Cathedral Catholic Academy       $         582.00      
Cathedral Elementary School      $       1,252.08      
Cathedral Preparatory School     $     13,306.51       
Central Cambria School Dist      $     37,819.83       
Central Greene School District   $         140.00      
Central York School District     $     47,493.97       
Centre County Library    $       3,926.22      
Charleroi Area School District   $     17,848.72       
Chartiers Houston School Dist    $     14,421.28       
Christ The Divine Teacher Sch    $       5,927.98      
Christopher Dock Mennonite Hs    $       5,684.00      
Clairton City School District    $     48,340.80       
Clarion Co Career Ctr School     $       2,675.23      
Claysburg Area Public Library    $       1,123.85      
Claysburg Elementary School      $     14,057.18       
Clearfield Co CTC        $     26,338.37       
Clelian Heights School   $       6,681.10      
Conemaugh Twp Area Sch Dist      $       9,677.24      
Conn Area Catholic School        $       2,437.49      
Conneaut School District         $     17,361.63       
Conshohocken-Ss Cosmas/Damian    $         883.80      
Corpus Christi School    $       5,340.29      
Coudersport Area School Dist     $       9,282.00      
Craig Academy    $     15,660.00       
Crawford Central School Dist     $     43,889.72       
Cumberland County Library Sys    $     52,156.31       
Damascus Elementary School       $       3,299.60      
Darby Free Library       $         735.65      
Delaware County Library System   $     70,764.99       
Delaware Valley School Dist      $       7,290.00      
Derry Area School District       $           56.00     
Dillsburg Area Public Library    $         663.70      
Donegal School District          $     13,992.00       
Dover Area School District       $     35,544.00       
East Berlin Community Library    $         574.27      
East Lycoming School District    $     34,229.95       
Eastern Westmoreland Ctc         $       7,287.50      
Eastern York School District     $           94.00     
Easton Area Public Library       $       2,326.50      
Ebensburg Free Public Library    $         600.00      
Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library   $       2,083.96      
Einetwork        $   467,201.09        
Elizabeth-Forward Sch District   $   103,488.36        
Elk County Catholic High School          $       5,015.22      
Elk Lake School District         $     20,732.40       
Elkland Area Community Library   $       1,041.77      
Ellwood City Area Pub Library    $       1,075.82      
Ephrata Public Library   $         889.44      
Eva K Bowlby Public Library      $       3,847.20      
Everett Free Library     $         798.00      
Fayette Co Area Voc-Tech Sch     $     11,411.82       
Flenniken Memorial Library       $       1,982.40      
Forbes Road School District      $     19,258.27       
Forest Hills School District     $       4,959.00      
Fox Chapel Area School Dist      $     37,548.00       
Foxburg Free Library     $       1,541.07      
Franklin Regional School Dist    $       2,342.40      
Frazier School District          $     12,575.35       
Free Lib Of Northampton Twp      $         764.93      
Friendship House School          $     54,512.21       
Fulton County AVTS       $       3,744.00      
Geibel Catholic MS HS    $       8,895.02      
Germantown Friends School        $     42,936.00       
Girard-Goshen Elementary School          $       9,600.00      
Glatfelter Memorial Library      $         913.92      
Goshen Friends School    $       4,174.47      
Greater Johnstown Avts   $     31,920.00       
Green Free Library       $       1,990.80      
Greencastle Antrim School Dist   $     53,120.34       
Greensburg Central Catholic Hs   $       7,796.67      
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library        $       1,799.94      
Greensburg-Salem School Dist     $     41,239.56       
Greenville Area School Dist      $     10,320.00       
Greenwood School District        $       4,447.56      
Grove City Community Library     $         494.40      
Hamlin Memorial Library          $       1,620.00      
Hampton Township School Dist     $     50,718.78       
Hanover Public Library   $       3,255.84      
Harrisburg Academy       $       4,919.24      
Harrisburg City School Dist      $   538,587.93        
Hastings Public Library          $       1,173.60      
Haverford Twp Free Library       $       1,617.60      
Highland Community Library       $       1,680.00      
Hillside School          $       1,814.45      
Hollidaysburg Area Sch Dist      $     75,726.51       
Holt Memorial Library    $       3,453.05      
Holy Infancy School      $       3,647.52      
Holy Savior-St John Fisher       $       1,740.00      
Hope Lutheran School     $         504.00      
Hopewell Area School District    $     49,341.85       
Huntingdon Co Career & Tech      $       9,746.77      
Immaculate Conception School     $       2,471.52      
Immaculate Heart Of Mary Sch     $         648.00      
Indiana Area School District     $     44,335.55       
Intermediate Unit 06     $         700.06      
Intermediate Unit 17     $     13,544.73       
Intermediate Unit 27     $   614,031.76        
Intermediate Unit 29     $   248,659.80        
Israel Ben Zion Academy          $       3,174.00      
J Lewis Crozer Library   $       1,632.00      
Jeannette City School District   $     20,035.00       
Jeannette Public Library Assoc   $         893.88      
Jefferson Co-Dubois Avts         $     43,134.60       
Jenkintown Library       $         864.00      
Jim Thorpe Area School Dist      $     94,568.54       
John Graham Public Library       $         504.00      
John K Tener Library     $       1,002.00      
Johnsonburg Area School Dist     $     13,660.16       
Joseph T Simpson Public Library          $       1,137.60      
Kaltreider -Benfer  Library      $         657.31      
Kane Area School District        $     18,111.06       
Knoxville Public Library         $           70.00     
Kutztown Area School District    $     25,045.06       
La Academia Partership Charter School    $     33,116.51       
Lancaster Catholic High School   $       5,231.95      
Lancaster Country Day School     $       6,216.00      
Lansdowne Public Library         $       2,208.00      
Laughlin Memorial Free Library   $       6,030.00      
Lawrence Co Area Voc-Tech Sch    $       2,736.00      
Lebanon County Avts District     $       7,320.00      
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute      $       7,920.00      
Lenape AVTS      $     29,694.00       
Lewisburg Area School District   $     24,976.25       
Ligonier Valley Library          $       1,350.00      
Lilly-Washington Public Lib      $         799.20      
Lock Haven Catholic School       $         660.00      
Louisa Gonser Community Library          $         456.00      
Lower Moreland Twp School Dist   $     23,280.00       
Loyalsock Twp School District    $     15,401.47       
Madonna Catholic Regional        $       2,461.44      
Mahanoy Area School District     $     31,090.46       
Mahantongo Valley Elem Sch       $         840.59      
Manheim Central School Dist      $     46,229.12       
Mansfield Free Public Library    $       1,259.58      
Marple Newtown School District   $     65,040.00       
Marple Public Library    $       1,326.82      
Martin  Library          $     30,902.14       
Martinsburg Community Library    $       1,116.00      
Mary S Biesecker Public Lib      $         873.18      
Mason-Dixon Public Library       $         473.09      
Maternity Bvm School     $       2,582.34      
Mcadoo Catholic Elem School      $     14,342.04       
Mcclure Comm Branch Library      $       1,213.05      
Mcguffey School District         $     37,408.48       
Meadowbrook School       $       7,808.92      
Mechanicsburg Area Sch Dist      $     22,693.37       
Media-Upper Providence Free Lib          $         888.00      
Mengle Memorial Library          $       1,110.31      
Mercer Area Library      $         660.00      
Mercyhurst Prepartory School     $         896.88      
Middle Bucks Area Avts   $     10,866.96       
Middleburg Comm Branch Library   $       1,451.66      
Midland Borough School Dist      $     17,760.00       
Mifflin-Juniata CTC      $     10,684.80       
Millersburg Area School Dist     $       8,880.00      
Milton Eisner Yeshiva High Sch   $       1,003.68      
Minersville Area School Dist     $       2,353.34      
Minersville Public Library       $       2,553.60      
Mohawk Area School District      $       5,858.42      
Mon Valley Area Voc-Tech Sch     $     17,650.75       
Monaca Public Library    $       6,825.60      
Moniteau School District         $     11,813.14       
Monongahela Area Library         $         900.00      
Montgomery County School         $     36,000.00       
Montoursville Area School Dist   $     24,527.10       
Moon Township Public Library     $       1,332.58      
Morrisville Boro School Dist     $     37,080.00       
Mother Of Sorrows School         $       3,888.20      
Mt Lebanon Public Library        $       1,943.71      
Mt Pleasant Area Sch Dist        $     60,079.81       
Muncy School District    $       9,030.00      
Nanty Glo Public Library         $         446.40      
Nativity Bvm High School         $     16,376.83       
Neshaminy School District        $     87,906.10       
Neshannock Twp School District   $       4,998.00      
New Bethlehem Area Fr Pub Lib    $         792.00      
New Brighton Area School Dist    $       9,256.87      
New Brighton Public Library      $       7,329.60      
New Castle Public Library        $       4,032.00      
New Kensington-Arnold District   $     29,367.19       
North East School District       $       2,868.63      
North Montco Technical Career Center     $       3,120.00      
North Penn School District       $   207,014.16        
Northampton Area School Dist     $     89,121.37       
Northeast Bradford School Dist   $       3,895.86      
Northeastern York Co Sch Dist    $     48,666.00       
Northern Cambria Catholic Sch    $       1,289.46      
Northern Cambria Public Library          $         723.60      
Northern Cambria School Dist     $     18,108.00       
Northern Potter School Dist      $     11,210.40       
Northern Tier Career Center      $     12,650.40       
Northern Tioga School District   $   107,465.76        
Northumberland Co A V T S        $       5,869.42      
Northwestern Lehigh School District      $     29,439.60       
Norwood Public Library   $         386.45      
Notre Dame Elementary School     $       3,332.10      
Notre Dame Jr-Sr High School     $       3,079.38      
Oil City Library         $         840.00      
Oley Valley School District      $     15,375.98       
Orwigsburg Area Fr Pub Library   $         940.14      
Oswayo Valley School District    $     11,022.65       
Our Lady Help Of Christians      $       2,544.00      
Our Lady Of Fatima School        $       1,689.12      
Our Lady Of Grace School         $       1,299.89      
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Sch   $       1,764.34      
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart H.S.        $     11,778.00       
Our Lady Of Victory School       $       1,709.93      
Our Ladys Christian School       $       3,588.00      
Our Mother-Consolation School    $       1,278.00      
Pace School      $     17,074.80       
Palmyra Area School District     $     10,238.06       
Panther Valley School District   $       8,962.88      
Pen Ryn School   $       3,431.71      
Penn Delco School District       $     60,639.98       
Penn View Bible Institute        $       5,446.37      
Peoples Library          $       5,551.80      
Pequea Valley School District    $     22,444.12       
Pike County Public Library       $       7,189.92      
Pine-Richland School District    $     30,096.00       
Plumstead Christian School       $       8,520.00      
Plymouth Meeting Friends Sch     $       1,467.55      
Pocono Mountain School Dist      $     50,666.26       
Portage Public Library   $         864.00      
Potter-Tioga Library System      $       1,020.46      
Pottsville Area School Dist      $     17,826.58       
Pottsville Free Public Library   $       8,301.81      
Preparatory Charter School       $     19,045.64       
Presentation Bvm School          $       1,012.80      
Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Lib   $       1,860.18      
Propel Charter Schools   $   186,876.09        
Punxsutawney Memorial Library    $           70.00     
Quaker Valley School District    $     56,164.48       
Quakertown Christian School      $       1,800.18      
Queen Of Angels Cath.Sch         $       3,561.59      
Queen Of The Universe Day Ctr    $       1,290.00      
Queen Of The Universe School     $       1,521.60      
Reading Public Library   $     71,363.58       
Reading School District          $   238,025.16        
Rebecca M Arthurs Memorial Lib   $         634.03      
Reynoldsville Public Library     $         388.92      
Rice Avenue Community Public Library     $         864.00      
Ridgway Free Public Library      $       1,292.59      
Riverside Beaver Co Sch Dist     $     13,838.63       
Riverview School District        $     57,544.59       
Roaring Spring Comm Library      $         648.00      
Rochester Area School District   $     19,132.80       
Rochester Public Library         $       6,933.60      
Rose Tree Media School District          $     44,839.98       
Sacred Heart Elem Sch-Lewistow   $       1,638.96      
Saint Marys Catholic Elementary School   $       1,663.44      
Saint Marys Catholic Middle School       $       2,065.44      
Salisbury Twp School District    $     15,558.48       
Salisbury-Elk Lick School Dist   $     11,052.00       
Samuel W Smith Mem Library       $         537.60      
Sarah Stewart Bovard Mem Lib     $       1,171.04      
Saxton Community Library         $       1,585.44      
Sch Of The Holy Child-Rosemont   $     10,326.72       
Schlow Centre Region Library     $       4,512.00      
Schuylkill County Avts Program   $       2,574.00      
Schuylkill Haven Area Sch Dist   $     17,388.00       
Schuylkill Haven Free Library    $         969.48      
Schuylkill Valley School District        $     27,652.80       
Scottdale Public Library         $       1,029.24      
Scranton City School District    $   189,933.97        
Scranton Preparatory School      $     10,267.20       
Selinsgrove Community Ctr Lib    $       4,322.74      
Serra Catholic High School       $       4,119.96      
Seven Sorrows Of Bvm School      $         576.00      
Shade Central City School Dist   $       8,952.55      
Shalom Christian Academy         $       2,761.68      
Shanksville-Stonycreek School    $     16,866.00       
Shenandoah Free Library          $       1,286.40      
Shenandoah Valley Sch District   $     25,531.20       
Shenango Valley Community Library        $       1,612.80      
Smethport Area School District   $       7,246.20      
Solebury School          $       8,880.00      
Somerset Area School District    $     40,397.55       
Souderton Area School District   $   109,348.56        
South Allegheny School Dist      $     43,931.32       
South Fork Public Library        $         432.00      
South Park School District       $     49,342.42       
South Side Area School District          $     13,594.38       
South Williamsport Area S D      $       7,527.92      
Southern Lehigh School Dist      $       7,728.00      
Southern Tioga School District   $   108,209.59        
Spalding Memorial Library        $         781.20      
Springdale Free Public Library   $       1,290.00      
St Agnes School          $       5,058.61      
St Andrew School         $       1,448.16      
St Anne School   $       1,703.76      
St Bede The Venerable School     $       4,320.00      
St Bernard School        $         870.54      
St Boniface Elementary School    $         718.26      
St Columba School        $         479.76      
St Denis School          $       2,227.25      
St Dominic School        $       1,523.40      
St Donato School         $       1,233.60      
St Eleanor School        $       4,560.00      
St Ephrem School         $       1,200.00      
St Gabriel School        $       1,848.00      
St George Elementary School      $       1,311.69      
St Ignatius School       $       1,949.35      
St James School          $       1,665.32      
St James School-Wilkinsburg      $       1,377.22      
St John Evangelist School        $       2,377.68      
St John The Baptist School       $       5,351.71      
St Joseph Elem Sch-Danville      $       1,840.38      
St Joseph Grade School   $       1,800.93      
St Joseph Regional Academy       $       1,238.94      
St Joseph The Worker School      $       4,559.76      
St Jude School   $       1,643.04      
St Katharine Of Siena School     $       2,953.54      
St Katherine Day School          $       4,622.40      
St Leo The Great School          $       4,143.65      
St Lucy Day Sch-Visual Imprmnt   $       2,538.00      
St Luke The Evangelist School    $       2,248.71      
St Malachy School        $       2,016.00      
St Margaret School       $       1,584.00      
St Martin De Porres-Germantown   $       1,848.38      
St Mary Of The Assumption        $       1,275.36      
St Mary School   $       2,092.44      
St Marys Public Library          $       1,054.15      
St Michael Archangel School      $       1,282.95      
St Michael's School For Boys     $     81,777.60       
St Monica School         $         899.70      
St Patrick School        $       1,292.64      
St Philomena School      $         826.46      
St Rosalia School        $       1,411.44      
St Sebastian School      $       1,436.59      
St Stanislaus School     $         888.00      
St Stephen School        $       5,105.31      
St Thomas Elementary School      $       1,019.70      
St Timothy School        $       1,905.60      
St Titus Elementary School       $       1,559.76      
Steel Valley School District     $     17,372.28       
Sto-Rox School District          $     40,791.84       
Sts Colman & John Neumann Sch    $       2,204.40      
Sts Simon And Jude School        $       3,422.40      
Summerville Public Library       $         535.54      
Susquehanna Co Ar Vo-Tech Sch    $       1,785.60      
Susquehanna County Lib Assoc     $       6,984.00      
Swarthmore Pub Library Assoc     $         768.00      
Sykesville Public Library        $         763.06      
Tamaqua Area School District     $     35,450.76       
The Cardinal Maida Academy       $       2,152.01      
The Gladwyne Montessori School   $       2,320.70      
Titusville Area School Dist      $     20,278.17       
Towanda Public Library   $       2,627.86      
Township Lib-Lower Southampton   $         751.25      
Trinity Academy          $     15,089.04       
Turkeyfoot Valley Ar Sch Dist    $       6,563.47      
Turnpike Elementary School       $       6,736.80      
Tussey Mountain School Dist      $     32,267.70       
Tyrone Area School District      $     10,011.57       
Union Area School District       $     17,280.00       
Union City Public Library        $         760.80      
Union School District    $         150.00      
Uniontown Public Library         $       1,870.27      
United School District   $     21,296.58       
Upper Perkiomen School Dist      $     73,380.60       
Upper St Clair Twp District      $     31,964.78       
Venango Catholic High School     $       2,085.12      
Venango County Avts School       $       7,440.00      
Villa Joseph Marie Girls Hs      $       3,612.00      
Villa Maria Academy Lower Sch    $       3,840.48      
Villa Maria Academy School       $       2,640.00      
Villa Maria Elementary School    $       3,024.00      
Village Charter School   $     30,780.00       
Visitation Bvm School    $       4,184.44      
Visitation School        $       5,345.82      
Warminster Twp Free Library      $         720.00      
Waterford Public Library         $         222.18      
Wayne Library Authority          $       5,332.24      
Weatherly Area School District   $     15,422.40       
West Greene School District      $     80,793.12       
West Jefferson Hills Sch Dist    $     36,000.00       
West Middlesex Area Sch Dist     $     10,650.00       
West Philadelphia Achievement CS         $     80,801.78       
Westfield Public Library         $         851.34      
Wilcox Public Library    $         923.16      
Williams Valley School Dist      $     10,113.26       
Williamsburg Comm Sch District   $       6,300.00      
Williamsburg Public Library      $       2,073.60      
Williamsport Area Sch District   $   113,893.15        
Wilson School District   $     24,960.20       
Windber Public Library Inc       $         720.00      
Womelsdorf Community Library     $         744.00      
Wyalusing Area School District   $     17,074.64       
Wyalusing Public Library         $       1,058.40      
Yeadon Public Library    $       1,296.00      
York City School District        $     69,880.75       
Total, Year 10, Wave 1 
  $9,587,144.17 

FAQ's on Waves

* This wave only contains funding for priority one services -- telecommunications services and Internet access. There is sufficient funding for all approved Priority 1 requests, however, given total demand of nearly $3.69 billion with funds available of $2.25 billion, it is too early to determine whether there will be enough funding available for internal connections for all applicants.

* If you disagree with a funding commitment decision, an appeal letter MUST be received at the SLD within 60 days of the date that is on the decision letter (not the letter's postmark date). 

1. How will I be notified of my E-rate Funding Commitment?

The SLD will be sending out Funding Commitment Decision Letters to inform applicants of their E-rate discounts. These letters will be mailed in waves, rather than waiting for all applications to be fully processed before issuing any letters. Only those applicants who submitted complete requests within the "application window" will be receiving Funding Commitment Decision letters.

2. When will the first wave of letters be sent and how frequently will the waves of letters be sent?

A wave of letters will be mailed every week.  As each wave is sent, the SLD will announce its size and post state-by-state information on their Web Site.

3. How will I know which wave my letter is in?

There is no definitive way to know in advance which wave a particular Funding Commitment Decision Letter might be in. The SLD will post information about each wave on their public Web Site the first business day after it has been mailed. To obtain a general sense of the timing of your funding commitment, please see questions 7-9.

4. Will I receive only one Funding Commitment Decision Letter?

No, not necessarily. The SLD will issue Funding Commitment Decision Letters according to the FCC's rules of priority (See questions 5 -6 for details) when answers are known about any of the requests made in your application(s). If you submitted multiple Form 471 applications for services, you will receive more than one Funding Commitment Decision Letter.

5. How is each wave formed?

There are three factors that determine how each wave is formed:

a) The FCC Rules of Priority: There are two rules of priority.
"Priority One" requests are for discounts on telecommunications services and Internet access and "Priority Two" requests are for discounts on internal connections. If "Priority One" services can be fully funded, discount requests for internal connections, or "Priority Two" services, are funded beginning with the highest need at the 90% discount level.

b) Successful Data Entry: The date when the application was successfully entered into the SLD database will also determine when a Funding Commitment Decision Letter may be sent.

c) Complete Processing: Before a funding commitment can be made, the SLD must complete processing of your application, including the Program Integrity Assurance (PIA) review process. The SLD has set aside funds to cover all telecommunications and Internet access requests received inside the filing window. They will consider priority two" requests - Internal connections requests - if there are remaining funds available.

6. If funds are available for internal connections requests below the 90% discount level, how will SLD make these funding decisions?

Consistent with FCC rules, the SLD will consider Internal Connections requests below the 90% discount level, by discount level - 89%, 88%, 87%, etc.

Julie Tritt Schell

717-730-7133 - o
717-730-9060 - f
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org
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