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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good Afternoon E-Rate Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">This is a reminder that the FY 2013 Form 471 application window
<b>will close at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, March 14, 2013. Item 21 Attachments must also be submitted by the close of the window.
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">A few additional reminders:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Be sure to create a bid evaluation prior to submitting the Form 471. If you receive no bids or only one, and will be staying with your current vendor, put this is writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">New contracts must be signed on or after the Allowable Contract Date (28 days after posting the Form 470) and prior to submitting the Form 471.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Check the FCC Form 470 application number you intend to cite on each funding request.</span></strong><span style="color:#1F497D"> The FCC Form 470 you cite
must be the "establishing FCC Form 470," i.e., the form that formed the basis for the competitive bidding process that led to the selection of the service provider and services on the funding request.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Certify your forms.</span></strong><span style="color:#1F497D"> From the
<a href="http://www.sl.universalservice.org/menu.asp"><span style="color:#1F497D">Apply Online</span></a> page, you can certify your FCC Form 470 and/or your FCC Form 471 if you have not already done so. To certify a form you filed online, click the Certify
Complete button in the appropriate column and:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Click on Electronic Certification if you have a Personal Identification Number (PIN). The certification page will appear. Enter your PIN, check the box to affirm your compliance, and click on the “Done”
button. You should print out a copy of the page that follows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Click on Paper Certification if you do not have or cannot locate your PIN. Print a copy of the certification page that appears, sign and date it, and send it to USAC by delivery service or US Mail.
You should keep a copy of your submission and <a href="http://www.usac.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/forms/Proof-of-Postmark.pdf">
<span style="color:#1F497D">proof of postmark or delivery</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">If you intend to file your Item 21 attachment online, you must click "Submit" on the last page after you have entered all of your information. Clicking "Save & Exit" saves –<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
but does not submit</span></strong> – your Item 21 attachment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">After the Form 471 is certified online or on paper, USAC will issue a Form 471 Receipt Acknowledgement Letter(RAL). This letter includes much of the information featured on the form, and provides a
means to correct certain errors.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sincerely,</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Lorrie Germann</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
State E-Rate Coordinator/Program Director<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">eTech Ohio <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">35 E. Chestnut St., 8<sup>th</sup> Floor <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Columbus, Ohio 43215<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Office: 614.485.6050<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D">Fax: 614.728.1899<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lorrie.germann@etech.ohio.gov">lorrie.germann@etech.ohio.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.etech.ohio.gov/">www.etech.ohio.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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