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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please excuse cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> OCSC E-Rate List [mailto:ocsc-erate-l@LISTSERV.OHIOCSC.ORG]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lorrie Germann<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 21, 2016 12:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ocsc-erate-l@LISTSERV.OHIOCSC.ORG<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Upcoming FY2015 BEAR (Form 472) Deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">Good Afternoon E-Rate Community,
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#003366">This is a reminder that the <b>BEAR</b> (Form 472) deadline for Funding Year (FY) 2015 recurring services is
<b>October 28, 2016</b>. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#003366">The BEAR must be filed online (paper BEARs are no longer accepted), and is located on the legacy system at
<a href="https://www2.sl.universalservice.org/bear/login.aspx" target="_blank">https://www2.sl.universalservice.org/bear/login.aspx</a>.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#003366">In order to successfully file a BEAR, all of the following must have occurred:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">You received a Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL);</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">You filed and received an FCC Form 486 Notification Letter;</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">The service provider has filed an FCC Form 473, Service Provider Annual Certification (SPAC) Form;</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">You received and paid for the requested service(s) in full (an exception can be made for progress payments specified in the contract);</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">You submitted an FCC Form 498 and obtained an FCC Form 498 Identification Number
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">(the Form 498 is located in the EPC portal); and</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">You requested and received a PIN to electronically file BEAR forms. (PINs received in a previous funding year are still valid.)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#003366">If you need additional time to file the BEAR, you may request and automatically receive a single 120-day extension of the invoicing deadline to submit invoices to USAC.
<b>The request for an invoice extension must be submitted on or before October 28, 2016, in order for the request to be timely filed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">You may request an invoice deadline extension by using the Submit a Question feature on USAC’s website at
<a href="http://www.slforms.universalservice.org/EMailResponse/EMail_Intro.aspx." target="_blank">
http://www.slforms.universalservice.org/EMailResponse/EMail_Intro.aspx.</a><br>
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If you have questions, or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.<br>
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**Also, please go to my new website at <a href="https://www.ohio-k12.help/erate/" target="_blank">
https://www.ohio-k12.help/erate/</a> and subscribe to "<b>Join the E-Rate Community</b>", if you wish to continue to be on the Ohio E-Rate listserv.</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#003366">
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Sincerely,<br>
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Lorrie<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#003366">Lorrie Germann</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#003366"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#003366">State E-Rate Coordinator<br>
On behalf of the Ohio Department of Education<br>
<a href="mailto:lorrie.germann@education.ohio.gov">lorrie.germann@education.ohio.gov</a><b><br>
</b><span style="background:white">Office: 740-223-2420</span><br>
Cell: 740-253-1153</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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