December 15, 2017<\/p>\n
Attached:\u00a0E-rate Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n Admin Window: Open Now \u2013 January 10<\/strong> We have the dates!\u00a0 USAC has just announced the FY 2018 window dates and thus, your E-rate Timetable can be set.\u00a0 Attached is a timeline to help you keep track of the dates for each funding year (FY 2018 is in pink), and here\u2019s what you should be doing and by when:<\/p>\n Administrative Window \u2013 <\/strong>From now until January 10, public and nonpublic schools should go into their EPC profiles to update their enrollment\/NSLP data and obtain E-rate entity numbers for any new schools or non-instructional facilities. \u00a0Likewise, if libraries have any changes to their square footage or library buildings, they should make those changes by January 10 as well.\u00a0 After this date, the EPC profile data will be locked down and cannot be edited.\u00a0 The Guide to Updating EPC Profiles and draft enrollment\/NSLP data is available at: https:\/\/e-ratepa.org\/?p=23291<\/a>.<\/p>\n Form 470s \u2013 <\/strong>If you haven\u2019t yet posted your Form 470 for services that must be competitively bid for FY 2018, you still have some time to do so, although not much.\u00a0 Although the Form 471 deadline isMarch 22, and therefore the last possible date to file the Form 470 is February 22, applicants \u2013 especially public schools — should have your 470\u2019s released before you leave for the holiday break so you can take the contracts to your February board meeting(s) for approval.\u00a0 Please do not plan to take your contracts to the March board meeting!<\/p>\n Form 471s<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Although the Form 471 deadline is March 22, I encourage everyone to file as early as possible in the Form 471 window.\u00a0 For contracts that have already been signed, MTM services where vendors have been selected, or multi-year contracts signed in previous years, filing when the window opens is a great idea to be at the top of the list when they review applications.<\/p>\n If you have any questions about the window filing dates, please let me know!<\/p>\n Happy EPC Updating!<\/p>\n — Julie<\/p>\n Julie Tritt Schell Penn*link<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>Form 471 Window:\u00a0 January 11 \u2013 March 22<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPA E-rate Coordinator
\n717-730-7133 – o
\n717-730-9060 – f
\njtschell@comcast.net<\/a>
\nwww.e-ratepa.org<\/a><\/p>\n