{"id":13121,"date":"2016-05-20T20:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T20:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-ratepaorg.local\/?p=13121"},"modified":"2016-05-21T21:00:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T21:00:41","slug":"pointers-going-into-the-form-471-home-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=13121","title":{"rendered":"Pointers Going Into the Form 471 Home Stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 20, 2016<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re just six days away from the FY 2016 Form 471 filing deadline for schools and school districts and I can feel the excitement!\u00a0 Here are some last minute tips based on the questions I&#8217;ve been receiving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some applicants are receiving system errors when creating PDFs of their draft 471s.\u00a0 USAC is aware of this problem and working hard to fix it.<\/li>\n<li>If you receive other system errors, let me know right away, and also call CSB at 888-203-8100 to memorialize it in your EPC file.<\/li>\n<li>If you get stuck, refer to this document:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12841\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12841<\/a>.\u00a0 I can almost guarantee you that your problem and the solution are included in this document.\u00a0 The most common one relates to the Connectivity Questions (#9).<\/li>\n<li>Be sure not to list quantity of 1 for WAN circuits and phones (if you have more than 1 line).\u00a0 The form specifically requires you to list the cost\/line or cost\/circuit.\u00a0 Internet, however, would be a quantity of 1.\u00a0 For example, if you have 25 phone lines and your total bill is $1200, you would list $48\/month and quantity of 25.\u00a0 If you list a quantity of 1, you will receive a PIA inquiry telling you to break it out.<\/li>\n<li>On the Certification page, be sure not to list $0 where it asks how much you plan to spend on technology next year.\u00a0 Just list the amount of your technology budget.<\/li>\n<li>Also on the Certification page, be sure to choose No and No under the certifications.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re applying for cellular service that contains data plans, select Cellular Voice in the drop down menu, and then do a cost allocation on the 471.\u00a0 List the total amount\/line, then the ineligible amount (for data and text messaging) per line, then the total # of lines.\u00a0 We&#8217;re finding that where applicants listed Cellular Voice with Data Plans, even where an amount was entered as ineligible, PIA interprets this to mean that you&#8217;re requesting E-rate discounts on cellular data, which we know is almost always ineligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As of today, here is a status of PA&#8217;s 471 filings:<\/p>\n<p>Applicants:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 689<\/p>\n<p>471s:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1225<\/p>\n<p>FRNs:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2557<\/p>\n<p>Need help?\u00a0 I&#8217;ve compiled all of my helpful guides on a single page in the PA E-rate website: <a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?page_id=754\">https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?page_id=754<\/a>.\u00a0 There you will find links to the following materials:<\/p>\n<p><strong>EPC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=11411\">Updating Each School\u2019s EPC Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=11691\">PA Enrollment\/NSLP\/CEP Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=11491\">Answering the Connectivity Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=11531\">Completing a General Contract Module<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=11591\">Completing a PEPPM-Related Contract Module<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12411\">IU Discount Calculation Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12171\">Schools with Part-Time Students Enrollment Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Form 471:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12251\">Category 1 Filing Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12461\">Category 2 Filing Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12391\">Category 2 Budget Calculations and Calculators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12651\">Category 2 Cost Allocation Guide for Shared Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/PA-Library-Classification-Options.pptx\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pptx\">PA Library Classification Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=12841\">Getting \u201cUnstuck\u201d in the Form 471<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me if you need help!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Julie<\/p>\n<p>Julie Tritt Schell<\/p>\n<p>PA E-rate Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>717-730-7133 &#8211; o<br \/>\n717-730-9060 &#8211; f<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jtschell@comcast.net\">jtschell@comcast.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-ratepaorg.local\">www.e-ratepa.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>penn*link<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=eratepenn\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 20, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listserve_archive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}