• 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 July 7, 2010

Service Provider Conference Call Agenda

July 7, 2010 – 3:00 PM EDT

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

IF YOUR SYSTEM PLAYS MUSIC OR ADVERTISEMENTS WHEN YOU PUT A CALL ON HOLD, PLEASE DO NOT PUT THE CONFERENCE CALL ON HOLD. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE CALL WAITING, PLEASE CHECK TO BE SURE THE FIRST CALL IS NOT LEFT WITH MUSIC OR ADVERTISING. The conference operator will disconnect you if you put the conference call on hold and your system plays music or advertisements.

PLEASE USE YOUR MUTE BUTTON IF YOU ARE NOT ASKING A QUESTION. If you don't have a mute button, you can hit *6 to mute or unmute your telephone.

A.	Funding Commitments for FY2010 and FY2009
B.	Update on Form 498 Online Data Entry
C.	Deadline for Providing Electronic Banking Information on Form 498 - August 31, 2010
D.	Commment/Reply Comment Deadlines for NPRMs and Draft FY2011 ESL
E.	Invoicing Update
F.	Other
G.	General Questions Received by E-mail Based on the draft eligible services list for FY 2011, is it safe to assume that basic maintenance will still be an eligible service for 2011-2012 or could that change? Can you tell us the best way to find the responses that have been posted relative to rule changes? I am having a hard time navigating through the FCC website to find them. Is there a specific web page or link that will take me right to these specific responses? Can you give us an idea of when we can expect the FCC to rule on the proposed changes? Will these be in the summer, in time to enable applicants and service providers to adjust to the new rules? Once the new rules are in place (assuming there will be some), will SLD try to schedule a training for service providers, or possibly a webinar, to review changes and take questions? Thank you!

 

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. EDT on Friday, July 30, 2010.

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.