A.

Funding Commitments for FY2006 and FY2005

B.

Update on Bishop Perry Order

C.

2006 Schools and Libraries Training Update

D.

Summer Contact Procedures in Effect Through September 8

E.

Service Provider Calls for September and October

F.

Invoicing Update

G.

General Questions Received by E-mail

1. It is increasingly clear that many service providers, both wire line and wireless, are going well beyond the limitations of the FCC’s Eligible Service List definition of the "Internet Access" category of service by providing Wide Area Networks (WANs) that deliver services well beyond just plain old Internet Access. The FCC’s Eligible Service List indicates that the Internet Access category of service is “limited to the provision of ‘BASIC CONDIUT ACCESS’ to the Internet”. It further indicates that E-Rate funding under the category of “Internet Access” will not be provided for the “transport of point-to-point connectivity of data, video, or voice applications”. Those telecommunication services are to be provided only by eligible telecommunications carriers. If a Wide Area Network is provided by a non-eligible telecommunications carrier and that WAN is utilized to transport any other telecommunication service other than straight Internet Access Service, than the ineligible components (i.e. data, video, or voice applications) must be cost-allocated out of the funding request.

What is being done to strictly enforce cost allocations for non-telecommunications providers that provide more than basic conduit access to the Internet?

2. With the BEAR E-certification approaching, I assume that ALL such notifications will go to the "official" contact. Currently, we have established a team of regional individuals who handle the processing and signing of BEAR forms. This is because of the time involved in handling these forms. How can I retain my team approach if all notifications are directed to me, as the contact, when I do not have the time to properly research these BEARS? If these can be forwarded or directed to my team members, does each one need to be e-certified or can they share my certification?  What level of authorization do the BEARs require, automatic, carte blance approval as opposed to at least some discretionary research?