September 17, 2015<\/p>\n
In speaking with several of schools and libraries, it appears that many of you have not yet set up your E-rate EPC Portals. I’m not surprised knowing how busy you all are and because the initial EPC Portal instructions came out in mid-summer! You must have an account established before a FY 2016 Form 470 can be filed — so be sure to set yours up soon. If you have not set up your account yet, please take a few minutes to read this message.<\/p>\n
The Account Administrator (AA) must set up the account and identify “users” within the organization. The AA is identified by USAC as the person who signed the FY 2015 Form 471. If you are unsure if you have an EPC Portal set up for your school or library, call USAC’s Client Service Bureau (CSB) at 888-203-8100. They are very knowledgeable and patient!<\/p>\n
A) If you would like to identify a new AA for your school or library, simply e-mail CSB with this information (note that since the EPC user account will act as an authorized signature, USAC requires the email address to contain the account administrator\u2019s name. It cannot be a generic email address such as erate@schoolname.org):<\/p>\n
Send e-mail to: SLDPR@GDIT.com
\nSubject: Establishing EPC AA
\nBody of e-mail: Please establish the EPC Account Administrator for [BILLED ENTITY NUMBER] – [BILLED ENTITY NAME] as indicated below.<\/p>\n
Name of Account Administrator: [NAME]
\nJob Title: [TITLE]
\nMailing Address: [ADDRESS], [CITY], [STATE], [ZIP]
\nPhone Number: [PHONE]
\nEmail Address: [EMAIL]<\/p>\n
The account administrator will receive an email invitation from EPC.Application.Administrator@usac.org with the subject \u201cUSAC EPC-Account Creation.” Click on the link in the invitation email or navigate to the URL for the EPC Portal at https:\/\/portal.usac.org\/suite\/ and follow the steps below (also see EPC Guide for screenshots!).<\/p>\n