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Agenda For July 28, 2004
Service Provider Call

IMPORTANT NOTICE: TIME FOR NEXT CALL CHANGED TO 1:00P.M. EST ON JULY 28, 2004

A.

FUNDING COMMITMENTS

A reminder that service providers can view funding commitments online.

  • FY2002
  • FY2003
  • FY2004

B.

ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS DATABASE PILOT PROGRAM UPDATE

C.

INVOICING UPDATE

  • Form 500
  • Timing of Invoices
  • Payment Verification
D.

OTHER

E.

GENERAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RECEIVED BY E-MAIL

Q.

Usually for internal connection project, the delivery of equipment is only part of the project and not the first part. Wiring and network design, etc are usually prior to it. Does it mean that 486 can not be filed at the start of the project but must wait till the end of the project?

   
Q. According to the 486 instruction, a service provider is not obliged to begin providing discounts to a Billed Entity until the 486 approval letter is received. If the service provider does not have a 486 approval letter when the project is completed, does it mean that the school should be billed 100%?

 

 

Q.

If the school has a very bad credit record, can a service provider require the school to make deposits before or during the project?

 

 

Q.

Would an applicant be in violation of the rules if it enters into an annual contract with Nextel Partners with a fixed rate plan and contract period and then, during the funding year, chooses to take advantage of a change in rate in order to better suit the needs of that customer (e.g. high telecom overages) by entering into a new contract with a newly extended time period?

REMINDER: PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDER CALL TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE BUREAU BY COB ON FRIDAY August 20, 2004.  IF YOUR QUESTION IS RELATED TO INVOICING, PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THAT SUBQUESTION SO THAT IT IS ROUTED DIRECTLY TO OUR INVOICING TEAM. ALSO, PLEASE WATCH THE SLD WEBSITE FOR ANY PROGRAM UPDATES.

Content Last Modified: July 27, 2004