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<p> <span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight:
bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;
line-height: 110%;">OPLIN 4Cast #198: the Sixth
Order</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal;
color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;
font-family: arial;">October 6th, 2010</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a title="fcc6"
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/fcc6.gif"><img
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alt="FCC 6" height="108" width="150"></a><span
style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial;
line-height: 110%;">While the "Sixth Order"
might sound like the name of a <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game">larping</a>
group, the Order we're highlighting in this
week's <em>4cast</em> is the Federal
Communication Commission's Sixth Report and
Order (<a
href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-175A1.pdf">FCC
10-175</a>) that was released on September 28.
For libraries that participate in E-Rate, this
Order created some buzz because it includes the
ability to E-Rate "dark fiber" for the first
time. But closer review reveals many other
changes that may significantly change the
upcoming E-Rate process for libraries. We
strongly encourage libraries that E-Rate
anything more than Plain Old Telephone
Service—POTS—to register for one of the Form 470
<a
href="http://library.ohio.gov/search/node/e-rate">workshops</a>
that OPLIN and the State Library are sponsoring
at locations around the state on November 8.
Meanwhile, we recommend the following reports on
the Sixth Order: </span></p>
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<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/news-briefs/preview.aspx?id=322">USAC's
Schools and Libraries News Brief</a> regarding
Technology Plans: "New requirements apply for
FY2011 and beyond; no longer required for
Priority One (Telecom and Internet Access);
still required for Priority Two services
(Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance of
Internal Connections)."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.e-ratecentral.com/archive/News/News2010/weekly_news_2010_1004.asp">E-Rate
Central News</a> regarding the Form 470: "A
new and simpler version of the Form 470 is
expected to be available, probably in November.
The current version of the Form 470 can be filed
now. Once the new version is made available it
must be used. The transition from the current
version to the new version will be a flash cut
(i.e., there will be no period in which both
versions will be accepted)."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://www.fundsforlearning.com/news/2010/09/fcc-releases-further-detail-sixth-report-and-order">Funds
For Learning</a> regarding dark fiber: "The
biggest change to the Eligible Services List
(ESL) for FY2011 is the addition of 'Dark Fiber'
to the eligible services for Priority One. Dark
fiber may now be purchased from any E-rate
service provider (vendors need not be
telecommunications carriers), and the applicant
must light the fiber immediately. While
installation and maintenance of dark fiber will
be eligible, any subsequent special construction
will not be eligible for E-rate discounts."</li>
<li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><a
href="http://blog.on-tech.com/2010/10/my-head-is-spinning.html">On-Tech
E-Rate Musings</a> regarding new restrictions
on SPIN changes: "But most SPIN changes are not
abuse. They are applicants who got a better deal
on, say, long distance and want to switch
providers. So now if a school district finds an
opportunity to save money on their
month-to-month phone service, they have to wait
until they can file a Form 470, wait 28 days for
no bids to arrive, then make the switch. For a
lot of applicants, it won't be worth the hassle,
so they'll forego the savings opportunity."</li>
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<p style="text-align: left; font-size: 20px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;"><small><strong><em>Welcome
Fact:</em></strong></small><br>
</p>
<div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px;
font-family: arial; line-height: 110%;">The
American Library Association <a
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=5295">welcomed</a>
one change resulting from the Sixth Order: the FCC
will now inflation-adjust the amount of funds
available annually for the E-Rate program. </div>
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