• Applicants
  • Step 1: Determine Eligibility
  • Step 2: Develop a Technology Plan
  • Step 3: Open a Competitive Bidding Process
  • Step 4: Select a Service Provider
  • Step 5: Calculate the Discount Level
  • Step 6: Determine Your Eligible Services
  • Step 7: Submit Your Application for Program Support
  • Step 8: Undergo Application Review
  • Step 9: Receive Your Funding Decision
  • Step 10: Begin Receipt of Services
  • Step 11: Invoice USAC
• Service Providers
  • Step 1: Obtain a Service Provider Identification Number
  • Step 2: Search Applicant Requests for Service
  • Step 3: Respond to Applicant Requests
  • Step 4: Applicants Select Service Provider
  • Step 5: Assist Applicants with Application Review
  • Step 6: Receive Funding Commitment Decision Letter
  • Step 7: Begin Providing Services
  • Step 8: File Annual Certification
  • Step 9: Invoice USAC

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Agenda for March 4, 2009

Service Provider Conference Call Agenda 3:00 PM ET

Call in number: (888) 453-8320
Pass code: 1390177#

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A.	Funding Commitments for FY2008 and FY2007
B.	FY2009 RAL Corrections
C.	Suggestions for Spring 2009 Service Provider Training
D.	Invoicing Update
E.	Other
F.	General Questions Received by E-mail 1. I see that my question from the December 3rd call has finally been answered and I want to say thank you for your well thought out and complete answer. While this confirmed my thoughts on this subject, something you stated brought up another question. You stated that "If the applicant includes the DO in an FRN featuring the three 90% schools and the DO - and the FRN is filed with a 90% discount rate - the discount may be adjusted during PIA review." Can you elaborate on how the discount may be adjusted? I am sure it would not be adjusted down to the 82% discount level, but I am not sure how you would adjust it or why. If the products/services at the DO are going to be cost allocated anyway, why would you need to reduce the discount level as well since the district would only be seeking discounts on the products or services going to the applied for sites and would be paying 100% of the products or services going to the other sites? If you reduced the discount as well for the whole FRN, wouldn't the district end up being penalized twice (once in the Cost Allocation and again in the reduced discount)? Again thank you for your clarification on this matter.

 

REMINDER: Please send your questions for the next Service Provider Conference Call using the Submit a Question link on the web site by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, March 27, 2009.

Choose "Service Provider Conference Call" from the Topic Inquiry and then choose "I would like to submit a question for the call" so that your question is routed correctly.

If your question is related to Invoicing, choose "Service Provider Conference Call" and "I have a program question pertaining to invoicing" so that your question is routed directly to our Invoicing Team.

Also, please watch the USAC WEBSITE for program updates.