[OPLINLIST] Fwd: Update FCC Form 498 with Business Type(s) Clarification Reminder

[Don Yarman]

Forwarding.

Lorrie Germann provides instructions for making required updates to your
institutions' forms 498. As you see, for libraries, she recommends 501c3.
It does not matter that this is not technically true for most Ohio public
libraries. The important thing, she says, is that you select something. If
you're unsure, you can select "Other."

                                  —DY


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Lorrie Germann <lgermann at ohiocsc.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Subject: Update FCC Form 498 with Business Type(s) Clarification Reminder
To: <ocsc-erate-l at listserv.ohiocsc.org>


Hello E-Rate Community,

USAC continues to send out emails to inform E-Rate applicants they must
update their Form 498 to indicate a business type as part of the “Digital
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act)”.  This is the form
that many applicants filed previously to indicated banking information when
receiving reimbursements. If you only receive discounted bills, meaning you
never file BEAR forms, you may have not filed a Form 498, so this does not
apply to you.  However, if you do have a Form 498 in the EPC portal that
needs to be updated, the issue is the absence of a “business type” for
public school districts, public library systems, ESC’s, etc.





Here are the steps you should follow to update the Form 498:

   1. Log in to EPC <https://portal.usac.org/suite/>
   2. Select the "Records" tab on the blue menu at the top of the page
   3. Scroll through the list and click on “FCC Form 498”
   4. Click the nickname of your previously submitted Form 498 and then
   "Modify FCC Form 498" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen
   5. Select the business type(s) (up to three) in order of importance from
   the drop-down menu
   6. Click "Save and Continue" to the "Further Details" page
   7. Add your company's DUN number (if not previously provided) and click
   "Save and Continue" to the certification page
   8. Review the data, click the certification boxes, and select "Certify"
   to submit the updated FCC Form 498.


As for the options to select for business type(s) , here are
recommendations:



*For public school districts*:

   - Independent School District; and
   - Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than an Institution of Higher
   Education)

*For ESCs and Library systems (and most consortia)*

   - Regional Organization; and
   - Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than an Institution of Higher
   Education)

*For individual private schools, charter schools, and libraries:*

   - Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than an Institution of Higher
   Education)

*Please note, if you are uncomfortable with choosing the recommended
options, you can choose “Other”. USAC has assured us that an incorrect
choice will NOT affect your reimbursements*.



If you have questions, or need additional information, please do not
hesitate to contact me.



Sincerely,

Lorrie



*Lorrie Germann*
State E-Rate Coordinator
On behalf of the Ohio Department of Education
lorrie.germann at education.ohio.gov
www.ohio-k12.help/erate
Office: 740-223-2420
Cell: 740-253-1153
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