<div dir="ltr">An eRate reminder from Lorrie Germann, state eRate Coordinator. (see below)<br clear="all"><div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br>Best,<br>Mandy Knapp<br>Digital Resources Manager<br>Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)<br></font></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="2">Phone:  614-728-5252<br>Fax:  614 -728 -5256</font></span></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Lorrie Germann</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lgermann@ohiocsc.org">lgermann@ohiocsc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 4:28 PM<br>Subject: Reminder of FY2017 Form 471 Filing Window and Release of October 2016 MR-81 Data<br>To: <a href="mailto:ocsc-erate-l@listserv.ohiocsc.org">ocsc-erate-l@listserv.ohiocsc.org</a><br><br><br>




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</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">to the opening of</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> the</span><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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 E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC) profile and confirm all of your information is accurate including your organization's name, address, and entities.  Your profile is now unlocked and available for you to insert or correct your information,
</span></span></font><b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">but will be locked again on February 26, 2017 at 11:59 PM EST.  
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</span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">should confirm their square footage, main branch, and public school district of the main branch information is correct and that any bookmobiles or kiosks are included.</span></span></font></span></span></font></span></font></li></ul>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><font color="003366"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:rgb(0,0,0)">Lorrie Germann</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font></font></font><font color="003366"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><font color="003366"><font color="003366"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">lorrie.germann@ed</span><font color="003366"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">ucation</span><font color="003366"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">.<a href="http://ohio.gov" target="_blank">ohio.<wbr>gov</a></span></font></font></font></font><b><br>
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