Tuesday, January 7, 2020

January 2020 E-Rate Filing Update


Happy New Year Everyone, 

Welcome to 2020!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and you are refreshed and ready to take on the upcoming filing window for FY2020. If you have not started the process for FY2020…NOW IS THE TIME!!!

Below are some important pieces to remind you for the FY2020 filing window:

FY2020 FCC Form 471 Filing Dates:
  • Form 471 window opens noon EST on Wednesday, January 15, 2020
  • Form 471 window closes on 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, March 25, 2020
  • Last day to file your FY2020 FCC Form 470 is February 26, 2020
*Please do not wait until the last minute to file your Form 471.

*If you are in a multi-year contract with your provider you do not need to file a Form 470. File your Form 471 early in the window.  

Category 2 Change for FY2020 and FY2021:

If you missed my message about the new funding allocations for both FY2020 and 2021, please see my blog post below. There is additional money available for FY2020 that will not be available for FY2021. Take advantage if you can.


Administrative Window and NSLP data in EPC:

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to update each school’s enrollment and NSLP data in your EPC portal by January 10. USAC hasn’t yet given us the exact Admin Window deadline yet, but it should be open until at least that date. The data in your EPC portal will determine your FY2020 E-Rate discount and serve as the basis for each school or library’s Category 2 budgets. It’s important that you update this data if you haven’t done so already.

As always, please reach out to me at tlawrence@sde.idaho.gov if there are any questions that I can assist you with.

Happy Filing!

Todd

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