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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Good Morning! Please see the important announcement below regarding the three week extension of the 471 filing window.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Miami Valley Educational Computer Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Good Afternoon E-Rate Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="mso-line-height-alt:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">USAC just released the following News Brief announcement:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0066B3">FY2015 Application Filing Window Deadline Extended</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0066B3"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0066B3">NEW CLOSE DATE: APRIL 16, 2015 at 11:59:59 pm EDT</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0066B3"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">In response to a reasonable request from our nation's largest school districts, USAC – in consultation with the FCC – has extended
the FY2015 application filing window for <strong><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">THREE</span></u></strong> additional weeks.
<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The application filing window will now close on April 16, 2015</span></u></strong> instead of the original date of March 26, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">FCC Form 471 applications must be submitted
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">on or before 11:59:59 pm EDT on Thursday, April 16, 2015</span></strong> to be considered in-window.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">The extension of the application window will not slow down or adversely impact the review of applications or cause a delay in issuing
funding decisions for those applications which have been submitted and certified. In preparation for the expected volume of applications and to help ensure that we issue timely decisions, we have added and trained a significant number of additional reviewers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">We encourage all applicants to continue to work on their applications. Please do not use the extension to delay submission of your
application. Remember if we do not have your application, we cannot review it. We are already starting the review of FY2015 applications. You should be prepared to respond as soon as possible to any questions you receive from our reviewers, so that we can
make funding commitment decisions on your application. <strong><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Those applications that have been submitted, certified and meet program requirements will likely get a decision first.</span></u></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">- If you have not yet started your FCC Form 471 application process, start it now.</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">- If you have started but not submitted your FCC Form 471 application, complete and submit it as soon as possible.</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:11.25pt;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333">- If you have not yet certified your application, certify it now.</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">You can certify online if you have a Personal Identification Number (PIN).</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">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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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Lorrie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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