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Reminder: E-rate Training on Priority 2 Issues Scheduled for January 11
January 9, 2012
A special webinar has been scheduled for Pennsylvania schools and libraries (please, no vendors) on Wednesday, January 11 from 1 - 3 p.m. that will focus exclusively on Priority 2 issues. Priority 2 includes internal connections and the limited basic maintenance of internal connections and is funded with whatever monies remain after all Priority 1 request have been committed. Funding is awarded first to the 90% discount schools and libraries, then then 89%, 88%, and so on until no funding remains. In most years, Priority 2 funding has only been available to applicants in the 81-90% discount range; however in Funding Year 2010, the FCC found enough money to fund all Priority 2 requests which has prompted more interest in applying for Priority 2 funding this year.
The specific issues that will be addressed during the webinar include:
• Eligibility of Internal Connections equipment (including VOIP, distance learning, and networking equipment)
• Eligibility of Basic Maintenance
• 2/5 rule
• Using State Master Contracts to apply instead of posting 470's
• What to expect during PIA review
• Deadlines to use funds and submit invoices
• Equipment transfer and disposal rules
• Technology plan requirement for P2 equipment/services
• Service substitutions
• Eligible locations
• Maximizing discounts
To attend, log-on to the webinar using the instructions below. No pre-registration is required. Please don't use a 64-bit browser to view the webinar (as I have had challenges).
* INSTRUCTIONS FOR DAY OF THE WEBINAR:
. Please go to http://vclass.cciu.org and click on the NAME OF MEETING
link under the Meeting Name Column. (You may join the room 30 minutes prior to the start time).
. Connect your speakers, microphone and/or headset before joining the
Webinar.
. Go to: http://vclass.cciu.org and locate the course.
. Use your First and Last Name as your Login Name and click "Log In"
(there is no password for this session).
. You will automatically be taken to the Elluminate Session where the
presentation will be held.
See you then!
-Julie
Julie Tritt Schell
PA E-rate Coordinator
717-730-7133 - o
717-730-9060 - f
jtschell@comcast.net
www.e-ratepa.org
Penn*link
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