• Applicants
  • Step 1: Determine Eligibility
  • Step 2: Develop a Technology Plan
  • Step 3: Open a Competitive Bidding Process
  • Step 4: Select a Service Provider
  • Step 5: Calculate the Discount Level
  • Step 6: Determine Your Eligible Services
  • Step 7: Submit Your Application for Program Support
  • Step 8: Undergo Application Review
  • Step 9: Receive Your Funding Decision
  • Step 10: Begin Receipt of Services
  • Step 11: Invoice USAC
• Service Providers
  • Step 1: Obtain a Service Provider Identification Number
  • Step 2: Search Applicant Requests for Service
  • Step 3: Respond to Applicant Requests
  • Step 4: Applicants Select Service Provider
  • Step 5: Assist Applicants with Application Review
  • Step 6: Receive Funding Commitment Decision Letter
  • Step 7: Begin Providing Services
  • Step 8: File Annual Certification
  • Step 9: Invoice USAC

About the Schools and Libraries Program:

• Overview of the Program
• Overview of the Process
• Outreach and Training
• Training Presentations
• Service Provider Conference Calls
• Prior Year Wave Information
• Site Visits
• Schools & Libraries News Briefs
• Site Visits
• Filing Appeals
• Understanding Audits

Schools and Libraries Tools:

• Apply Online
• Commitments
• Submit a Question
• Latest News
• Calendar/Reminders
• Required Forms
• Reference Area
• Search Tools
• Changes and Corrections
• Suspensions and Debarments
• Program Compliance - Whistleblower Hotline
• Submitting A Complaint

Agenda for June 14, 2006

Service Provider Conference Call Agenda 3:00 PM EDT

Call in number: (847) 413-2931
Pass code: 1390177#

IF YOUR SYSTEM PLAYS MUSIC OR ADVERTISEMENTS WHEN YOU PUT A CALL ON HOLD, PLEASE DO NOT PUT THE CONFERENCE CALL ON HOLD. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE CALL WAITING, PLEASE CHECK TO BE SURE THE FIRST CALL IS NOT LEFT WITH MUSIC OR ADVERTISING PLAYING. The conference operator will disconnect you if you put the conference call on hold and your system plays music or advertisements.

PLEASE USE YOUR MUTE BUTTON IF YOU ARE NOT ASKING A QUESTION.
If you don't have a mute button, you can hit *6 to mute your telephone.

A.	Funding Commitments for FY2006 and FY2005
B.	Updates on Two FCC Remand Orders
C.	ABCs of E-rate Training Update
D.	Update on News Briefs
E.	Summer Contact Procedures in Effect
F.	Invoicing Update
G.	Other
H.	General Questions Received by E-mail 1.  Several applicants have received Funding Commitment Decision Letters for the 2006 funding year and have submitted the completed Form 486 back to SLD.  When will SLD start sending the Form 486 notification Letters to the Service Providers? 2.  If a customer does not cooperate with a carrier by providing the item 21 document or does not provide a list for the services they requested discounts for, does the carrier issue the discounts based on the customers current services, provided the carrier received a Form 486?  3.   Before a service provider signs off on a BEAR form (or submits a SPI), we are supposed to review the Block 5, Item 21 detail to verify the reimbursement amount.  As some applicants resist providing the detailed information, what authority can we cite when requesting this data?

 

REMINDER: Please send your questions for the next Service Provider Conference Call using the Submit a Question link on the web site by 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, July 7, 2006.

Choose "Service Provider Conference Call" from the Topic Inquiry and then choose "I would like to submit a question for the call" so that your question is routed correctly.

If your question is related to Invoicing, choose "Service Provider Conference Call" and "I have a program question pertaining to invoicing" so that your question is routed directly to our Invoicing Team.

Also, please watch the USAC WEBSITE for program updates.